She-devil
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A female devil (as opposed to a he-devil, male devil). literally
"In order to exorcise this she-devil, the attendants made circles on the walls with charcoal, within each was written: "Adam, Eve, Lilas, avaunt!""
- 2 a cruel woman wordnet
- 3 A woman whose bad temper, cruelty or wicked ways are so extreme as to evoke an image of the devil. figuratively
"Monsieur Margot groaned. “Go, then, my friend,” said he, “procure the ladder! Oh, those she devils!—what could make me such a fool!”"
Example
More examples"In order to exorcise this she-devil, the attendants made circles on the walls with charcoal, within each was written: "Adam, Eve, Lilas, avaunt!""
Etymology
From she- + devil.
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