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ROUGHSHOD
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Unjustly domineering
Example:
a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition
Synonyms:
heavy-handed; roughshod
Classified under:
Similar:
domineering (tending to domineer)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
Example:
vicious kicks
Synonyms:
barbarous; brutal; cruel; fell; roughshod; savage; vicious
Classified under:
Similar:
inhumane (lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
shod; shodden; shoed (wearing footgear)
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