deviless en · NOUN
Etymology
From devil + -ess.
Meanings
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A female devil.
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.
1890, Lafcadio Hearn, Two years in the French West Indies: Volume 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| devilesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |