| ADJECTIVE | all | roughshod | (of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | roughshod, barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, savage, vicious | (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering | |
| all | roughshod, heavy-handed | unjustly domineering |
| Sounds | rah'fshaa'd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | arthropod ... wad: 38 rhymes with aad... | |
| Meaning | (of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | shod, shodden, shoed | Wearing footgear |
| Spanish | herrado | |
| Meaning | (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering. | |
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| Example | "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks" | |
| Synonyms | barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, savage, vicious | |
| Broader | inhumane | lacking and reflecting lack of pity / pity or compassion / compassion |
| Spanish | atroz, bárbaro, brutal, cruel, feroz, salvaje | |
| Catalan | atroç, bàrbar, brutal, cruel, feroç, ferotge, salvatge | |
| Meaning | unjustly domineering. | |
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| Example | "a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition" | |
| Synonym | heavy-handed | |
| Broader | domineering | tending to domineer |
| Spanish | cruel, severo | |
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