roughshod

Letters that make roughshod

s, o, d, g, h, r, u are letters that make 'roughshod'

Words within roughshod

hod, OD, Ro, rough, shod, Hs, Ho are words within 'roughshod'


3 possible definitions for 'roughshod'

Roughshod as "(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering"

Under this definition, roughshod is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

vicious, savage, barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell have the same meaning as 'roughshod'

Derivatives of roughshod

wolf, harshness, atrociousness, heinousness, ferociousness, viciousness, cruelness, atrocity, savageness, wildcat, beast, brute, barbarousness, savage, cruelty, brutality, barbarity, savagery are derivatives of 'roughshod'.

Similar to roughshod

inhumane is similar to roughshod.

Example of roughshod used within this context

"a barbarous crime", "brutal beatings", "cruel tortures", "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks", "a savage slap", "vicious kicks"


Roughshod as "(of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping"

Under this definition, roughshod is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to roughshod

shod, shodden, shoed are similar to 'roughshod'.


Roughshod as "unjustly domineering"

Under this definition, roughshod is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

heavy-handed has the same meaning as roughshod

Similar to roughshod

domineering is similar to roughshod.

Example of roughshod used within this context

"incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic policies", "a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition"



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