English adjective: roughshod | |||
1. | roughshod (of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping | ||
Similar | shod, shodden, shoed | ||
Antonyms | unshoed, unshod | ||
2. | roughshod (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering | ||
Samples | A barbarous crime. Brutal beatings. Cruel tortures. Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks. A savage slap. Vicious kicks. | ||
Synonyms | barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, savage, vicious | ||
Similar | inhumane | ||
Antonyms | humane | ||
3. | roughshod unjustly domineering | ||
Samples | Incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic policies. A manager who rode roughshod over all opposition. | ||
Synonyms | heavy-handed | ||
Similar | domineering | ||
Antonyms | submissive | ||