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devilesses

devilesses is the plural of deviless.

Meaning of deviless

Noun

deviless (plural devilesses)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    devilette, she-devil

Questions about devilesses

What is devilesses the plural of?
Devilesses is the plural of deviless.

Words near devilesses in the dictionary

  1. deviled egg
  2. deviled eggs
  3. deviled ham
  4. deviled hams
  5. deviless
  6. devilesses
  7. devilet
  8. devilets
  9. devilette
  10. devilettes
  11. devilfish

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