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roughshod

DEFINITIONS OF: roughshod

1

adj (of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping

Synonyms
shod, shodden, shoed
wearing footgear

adj (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

“Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks”
Synonyms:
barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, savage, vicious
inhumane
lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion

adj unjustly domineering

“a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition”
Synonyms:
heavy-handed
domineering
tending to domineer
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