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roughshod vs savage

savage vs roughshod

roughshod is not a noun while savage is a noun.

roughshod and savage both are adjectives.

roughshod is not a verb while savage is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
roughshod No Yes No No
savage Yes Yes Yes No
As adjectives, roughshod and savage are synonyms defined as:
  • roughshod and savage: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
Other synonyms of roughshod include barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, vicious.
roughshod (noun) savage (noun)
a member of an uncivilized people
a cruelly rapacious person
roughshod (adjective) savage (adjective)
unjustly domineering (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering without civilizing influences
(of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping marked by extreme and violent energy
wild and menacing
roughshod (verb) savage (verb)
criticize harshly or violently
attack brutally and fiercely
Difference between roughshod and savage

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