Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Anagrams | English word SHE-DEVIL
SHE-DEVIL
Definitions of SHE-DEVIL
- (literally) A female devil (as opposed to a he-devil, male devil).
- (figuratively) A woman whose bad temper, cruelty or wicked ways are so extreme as to evoke an image of the devil.
Number of letters
9
Is palindrome
No
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Examples of Using SHE-DEVIL in a Sentence
- When Ruth passionately indicates her disapproval for Bobbo's extramarital affair, he calls her a "she-devil", causing her to reassess her life.
- These pieces are the water buffalo, standard bearer, vermillion sparrow, turtle-snake, blue dragon, white tiger, dove, she-devil, golden bird, great dragon, white elephant, lion dog, wrestler, Guardian of the Gods, Buddhist devil, golden deer, silver hare, fierce eagle, old kite, violent ox, flying dragon, old rat, enchanted badger, flying horse, prancing stag, violent bear, the barbarians, and the wood general.
- While at first concisely taking notes, Devil becomes enraged when he realizes that the cherubim are now pleasuring the she-devil instead, and moves to attack them.
- Honoré de Balzac's early 1800s short story "The Succubus" concerns a 1271 trial of a she-devil succubus in the guise of a woman, who, amongst other things, could use her hair to entangle victims.
- Where do we read of a he-devil or she-devil, called incubus or succubus, that useth generation or copulation?.
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