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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 | ||
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