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Definition of Roughshod
1. Adjective. (of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping.
2. Adjective. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering. "Vicious kicks"
Exact synonyms: Barbarous, Brutal, Cruel, Fell, Savage, Vicious
Similar to: Inhumane
Derivative terms: Barbarousness, Brutality, Cruelness, Savage, Savageness, Viciousness
Similar to: Inhumane
Derivative terms: Barbarousness, Brutality, Cruelness, Savage, Savageness, Viciousness
3. Adjective. Unjustly domineering. "A manager who rode roughshod over all opposition"
Definition of Roughshod
1. a. Shod with shoes armed with points or calks; as, a roughshod horse.
Definition of Roughshod
1. [adj]