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The correct spelling is penny dreadful.
How to pronounce penny dreadful
noun
Say it like: Pen-nee- dr-eed-ful
The correct spelling is penny dreadful. (originally derogatory, now usually historical) A cheap paperback book, particularly those concerning lurid depictions of crime in the Victorian era.
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Definition
noun
- 1.(originally derogatory, now usually historical) A cheap paperback book, particularly those concerning lurid depictions of crime in the Victorian era.
- 2.(originally derogatory, now usually historical) Pulp fiction: stories written in the lurid style of the penny dreadfuls.
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