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penny-dreadful

pen·ny-dread·ful
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pen-ee dred-fuh l]
    • /ˈpɛn i ˈdrɛd fəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pen-ee dred-fuh l]
    • /ˈpɛn i ˈdrɛd fəl/

Definitions of penny-dreadful word

  • noun plural penny-dreadful a cheap, sensational novel of adventure, crime, or violence; dime novel. 1
  • noun penny-dreadful a cheap, often lurid or sensational book or magazine 0
  • noun penny-dreadful a cheap book or magazine containing stories of crime, terror, etc. 0
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Origin of penny-dreadful

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75

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Parts of speech for Penny-dreadful

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Penny-dreadful

penny-dreadful popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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