Definition of roughshod Roughshod
/ɹʌˈfʃɑˈd/ - [rufshad] - rough•shod
We found 7 definitions of roughshod from 4 different sources.
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What does roughshod mean?
WordNet
Adjectiveroughshod, roughshodder, roughshoddest |
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| roughshod - (of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping | ||
| roughshod - (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks" | ||
| barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, savage, vicious | ||
| inhumane lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used" | ||
| roughshod - unjustly domineering; "incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic policies"; "a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition" | ||
| heavy-handed | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- roughshod (a.)
Shod with shoes armed with points or calks; as, a roughshod horse.
