she-devil
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she-devil
noun she-devils
- A female devil (as opposed to a he-devil, male devil). In order to exorcise this she-devil, the attendants made circles on the walls with charcoal, within each was written: "Adam, Eve, Lilas, avaunt!"
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A woman whose bad temper, cruelty or wicked ways are so extreme as to evoke an image of the devil.
Monsieur Margot groaned. “Go, then, my friend,” said he, “procure the ladder! Oh, those she devils!—what could make me such a fool!”
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noun female devil
| Español | demonia femenina, diabla |
|---|---|
| Português | diaba |
| Français | diablesse |
| Deutsch | Teufelin |
| Русский | дьяволи́ца dʹjavolíca, черто́вка čertóvka, бесо́вка besóvka |
noun bad-tempered woman
| Français | diablesse |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Teufelin, Teufelsweib, Drachen |
| Ελληνικά | διαβολογυναίκα diavologynaíka, διαβολοθήλυκο diavolothílyko, διαβόλισσα diavólissa |
| Русский | дьяволи́ца dʹjavolíca, черто́вка čertóvka, бесо́вка besóvka |
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@misc{she_devil_2026,
title = {she-devil},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/she-devil},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
