she-devil
Noun

she-devil (plural she-devils)

  1. (literally) A female devil (as opposed to a he-devil, male devil).
  2. (figuratively) A woman whose bad temper, cruelty or wicked ways are so extreme as to evoke an image of the devil.
Synonyms
  • (bad-tempered woman) seeSynonyms en
Translations Translations
  • French: diablesse
  • German: Teufelin
  • Russian: дьяволи́ца
  • Spanish: demonia femenina



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