roughshod
ADJECTIVE
/rəfʃɑd/
9 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R
roughshod is a valid 9-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1O1U1G2H4S1H4O1D2
1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 2 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING
What does roughshod mean?
ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1
Unjustly domineering.
“a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition”
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2
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering.
“Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks”
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3
(of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping.
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