she-devil

[ shee-dev-il, -dev- ]
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noun
  1. a woman who resembles a devil, as in extreme wickedness, cruelty, or bad temper.

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How to use she-devil in a sentence

  • This second Mrs. Canfield was a she-devil, one of the worst women I ever met in all my life, and her children were imps.

    Two Wonderful Detectives | Harlan Page Halsey
  • She is either a goddess in her own right or the most treacherous old she-devil who ever sat in a heathen temple.

    The Lamp in the Desert | Ethel M. Dell