deviless

English

Etymology

From devil +‎ -ess.

Noun

deviless (plural devilesses)

1. A female devil.
   • 1890, Lafcadio Hearn, Two years in the French West Indies: Volume 3:

     Then I see a sudden scattering of goblins and demons and devilesses in all directions: they run into houses, up alleys, — hide behind door-ways.

Synonyms

• she-devil

Translations

female devil — see she-devil