roughshod English

Meaning roughshod meaning

What does roughshod mean?

roughshod

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

— adjective (= heavy-handed) unjustly domineering incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic policies a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition

— adjective (= barbarous, brutal, cruel, savage, vicious) (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering a barbarous crime brutal beatings cruel tortures Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks a savage slap vicious kicks

Synonyms roughshod synonyms

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roughshod English » English

savage

vicious

heavy-handed

fell

cruel

brutal

barbarous

wicked

violent

vehement

swingeing

severe

selfish

robust

perverse

overbearing

intense

impetuous

groovy

grasping

boisterous

big

beardown

bad

Topics roughshod topics

What do people use roughshod to talk about?

Language and thought Soul, spirit Mental state

Ignore

• What words refer to a person in authority ignoring what is good for the people under them?
  trample on trample underfoot ride roughshod over