PENNY-DREADFUL

Meaning of PENNY-DREADFUL in English

adjective see: penny dreadful

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

PENNY DREADFUL — noun Date: circa 1873 a novel of violent adventure or crime, penny-dreadful adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PENNY DREADFUL — noun ( plural penny dreadfuls ) 1. : a novel of violent adventure or crime especially popular in late Victorian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PENNY DREADFUL — pl. penny dreadfuls . Chiefly Brit. a cheap, sensational novel of adventure, crime, or violence; dime novel. [ 1870-75 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PENNY DREADFUL — n. low-quality or overly dramatic novel, dime novel (British)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PENNY-DREADFUL — see penny dreadful
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PENNY DREADFUL — Date: circa 1873 : a novel of violent adventure or crime • penny-dreadful adjective
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PENNY DREADFUL — Function: noun Date: circa 1873 : a novel of violent adventure or crime – penny-dreadful adjective
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PENNY DREADFUL — ■ noun historical or humorous a cheap, sensational comic or storybook.
Concise Oxford English vocab
PENNY DREADFUL — [penny dreadful] n (ca. 1873): a novel of violent adventure or crime
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PENNY DREADFUL — plural penny dreadfuls, also called bloods an inexpensive novel of violent adventure or crime that was especially popular in mid-to-late …
Britannica English vocabulary
PENNY DREADFUL — Function: noun Synonyms: DIME NOVEL , dreadful, shilling shocker, yellowback
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PENNY DREADFUL — noun Synonyms: dime novel , dreadful, shilling shocker, yellowback
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PENNY DREADFUL — 1) "ужасы по дешёвке", низкопробный приключенческий роман в дешёвом издании (ср. (shilling shocker) 2) дешёвый журнал с рассказами о "потрясающих" …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
PENNY DREADFUL — (разговорное) низкопробный приключенческий роман в дешевом издании (разговорное) дешевый приключенческий журнал
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PENNY DREADFUL — Криминальное чтиво
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PENNY DREADFUL — разг. 1> низкопробный приключенческий роман в дешёвом издании 2> дешёвый приключенческий журнал
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PENNY DREADFUL — разг. 1) низкопробный приключенческий роман в дешёвом издании 2) дешёвый приключенческий журнал
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PENNY DREADFUL — разг. 1> низкопробный приключенческий роман в дешёвом издании 2> дешёвый приключенческий журнал
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PENNY DREADFUL — n. низкопробный приключенческий роман в дешевом издании, низкопробный юмористический роман в дешевом издании
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PENNY DREADFUL — n. низкопробный приключенческий роман в дешевом издании, низкопробный юмористический роман в дешевом издании
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PENNY DREADFUL — проф. бульварная литература
Англо-Русский словарь по полиграфии и издательскому делу
PENNY DREADFUL — 1) "ужасы по дешёвке", низкопробный приключенческий роман в дешёвом издании (ср. shilling shocker) 2) дешёвый журнал с рассказами о "потрясающих" приключениях …
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
PENNY DREADFUL — (разговорное) низкопробный приключенческий роман в дешевом издании (разговорное) дешевый приключенческий журнал
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PENNY — ( pl pence pence; pennies pennies ) [A] n [Monet.] penny
Interlingua English vocab
DREADFUL — I. ˈdredfəl adjective Etymology: Middle English dredful, from drede, dred + -ful 1. a. : full of dread or terror …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PENNY — ˈpenē, -ni noun ( plural pennies -ēz, -iz ; or pence ˈpen(t)s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English penny, peny, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PENNY — (a.) Worth or costing one penny.
Английский словарь Webster
PENNY — (n.) Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny.
Английский словарь Webster
DREADFUL — (a.) Inspiring dread; impressing great fear; fearful; terrible; as, a dreadful storm.
Английский словарь Webster
PENNY — ( n. ) Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PENNY — ( a. ) Worth or costing one penny.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DREADFUL — ( a. ) Inspiring dread; impressing great fear; fearful; terrible; as, a dreadful storm.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PENNY — — pennied , adj. /pen"ee/ , n. , pl. pennies , ( esp. collectively for 2, 3 ) pence , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DREADFUL — — dreadfulness , n. /dred"feuhl/ , adj. 1. causing great dread, fear, or terror; terrible: a dreadful storm. 2. inspiring …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DREADFUL — I. ˈdred-fəl adjective Date: 13th century 1. a. : inspiring dread : causing great and oppressive fear a dreadful storm …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PENNY — noun ( plural pennies -nēz ; or pence ˈpen(t)s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English penning, penig; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PENNY — adj worth or costing one penny. 2. penny ·noun ·see denarius. 3. penny ·noun any small sum or coin; a …
Webster English vocab
DREADFUL — adj full of dread or terror; fearful. 2. dreadful ·adj inspiring awe or reverence; awful. 3. dreadful ·adj inspiring dread; …
Webster English vocab
DREADFUL — [dread.ful] adj (13c) 1 a: inspiring dread: causing great and oppressive fear b: inspiring awe or reverence 2: extremely bad, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PENNY — penn|y, Penn|y BrE AmE ˈpen |i ▷ penn|ies, \~y's iz ▶ ˌ penny ˈ black BrE AmE ▶ ˌ penny …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DREADFUL — dreadful BrE AmE ˈdred f ə l -fʊl ▷ dreadful|ly ‿i ▷ dreadful|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PENNY — / ˈpeni; NAmE / noun ( pl. pen·nies or pence ) HELP NOTE : In senses 1 and 2, pennies …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DREADFUL — / ˈdredfl; NAmE / adjective ( especially BrE ) 1. very bad or unpleasant : What dreadful weather! What a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PENNY — pen ‧ ny S1 /ˈpeni/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: penning , penig ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DREADFUL — dread ‧ ful /ˈdredf ə l/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . extremely unpleasant SYN terrible : We’ve had some dreadful …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PENNY — n. (pl. for separate coins -ies, for a sum of money pence) 1 a British coin and monetary unit equal …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PENNY — n. (pl. for separate coins -ies, for a sum of money pence) 1 a British coin and monetary unit equal …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PENNY — n. (pl. for separate coins -ies, for a sum of money pence) 1. a British coin and monetary unit equal …
Oxford English vocab
PENNY — ( pennies, pence) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: The form 'pence' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DREADFUL — 1. If you say that something is dreadful , you mean that it is very bad or unpleasant, or very …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DREADFUL — 1. If you say that something is ~, you mean that it is very bad or unpleasant, or very poor …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PENNY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES not cost (sb) a penny (= cost nothing ) ▪ Using the Internet, you can …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DREADFUL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bad/terrible/dreadful etc mistake ▪ It would be a terrible mistake to marry him. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PENNY — [noun] [C] [plural] pence or p or pennies - the smallest unit of money in Britain of which there are …
Cambridge English vocab
DREADFUL — [adjective] - very bad, of very low quality, or shocking and very sadThe food was bad and the service was …
Cambridge English vocab
DREADFUL — Synonyms and related words : Bildungsroman, Gothic novel, abominable, alarming, appalling, arrant, astounding, atrocious, august, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, awfully, bad, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PENNY — n. penny dreadful penny pincher penny pinching penny wise
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DREADFUL — adj. Function: noun Synonyms: DIME NOVEL , penny dreadful, shilling shocker, shocker, yellowback
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DREADFUL — I. dreadful adjective Synonyms: fearful 3, appalling, awful, formidable, frightful, horrible, horrific, shocking, terrible, terrific II. ||dreadful adverb Synonyms: very …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DREADFUL — adj. VERBS ▪ be , feel , look , smell , sound , taste ▪ Poor thing! You look absolutely …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DREADFUL — See ↑ BAD 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ awful/terrible/dreadful • ↑ bad/terrible/dreadful etc experience
Longman Activator English vocab
PENNY — n. 25A0; a pretty penny (informal) A LOT OF MONEY, millions, billions, a king's ransom; informal a (small) fortune, lots/pots/heaps …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DREADFUL — adj. 25B6; adjective a dreadful accident : TERRIBLE, frightful, horrible, grim, awful, dire; horrifying, alarming, shocking, distressing, appalling, harrowing; ghastly, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DREADFUL — adj. 1 bad, awful, terrible, Colloq rotten, Slang lousy That TV soap opera is simply dreadful 2 grievous, dire, horrible, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab

Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster

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