she-devil

[shee-dev-il, -dev-]

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noun

a woman who resembles a devil, as in extreme wickedness, cruelty, or bad temper.

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Related Words for she-devil

shrew, harpy, cat, harridan, witch, virago, termagant, she-devil, hellcat, dragon, wench, fury, siren, hussy, bitch, hellion, carper, detractor, vixen, nag

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Contemporary Examples of she-devil

But it does show a gentler, more sympathetic side to the ‘she-devil’ seen in the tabloids.
Revealed: The Softer Side of Amanda Knox
Barbie Latza Nadeau
April 30, 2013
Knox herself has been labeled both a “she-devil” and a “faithful” innocent.
Knox Case Nears Its Gaudy End
Barbie Latza Nadeau
September 29, 2011

Historical Examples of she-devil

I suppose they've never found any trace of the she-devil, have they?
A Tar-Heel Baron
Mabell Shippie Clarke Pelton
"You she-devil," he said in a low clear voice, turned on his heel and left the room.
Flamsted quarries
Mary E. Waller
The disguise was good for all that; had it not been for that she-devil, I must have escaped.
The Trapper's Daughter
Gustave Aimard
But the saints have made a mistake this time, for he is dead, and that she-devil has all.
Vendetta
Marie Corelli
For there remained nothing further to say to such a she-devil of an expert.
The Business of Life
Robert W. Chambers

Word Origin and History for she-devil

n.

"difficult woman," 1840, from she + devil (n.).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper