Associations to the word «Roughshod»
Adverb
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Wiktionary
ROUGHSHOD, adjective. (of a horse) having hooves shod with calks or horseshoes that have projecting nails to prevent slipping
ROUGHSHOD, adjective. (by extension) brutal or domineering
Dictionary definition
ROUGHSHOD, adjective. (of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping.
ROUGHSHOD, adjective. (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".
ROUGHSHOD, adjective. Unjustly domineering; "incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic policies"; "a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition".
Wise words
Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed.
Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be
well.