she-devil

noun2

1. •
   A female devil (as opposed to a he-devil, male devil).

   • In order to exorcise this she-devil, the attendants made circles on the walls with charcoal, within each was written: "Adam, Eve, Lilas, avaunt!" — 1936
2. •
   (figurative) A woman whose bad temper, cruelty or wicked ways are so extreme as to evoke an image of the devil.

   • Monsieur Margot groaned. “Go, then, my friend,” said he, “procure the ladder! Oh, those she devils!—what could make me such a fool!” — 1828