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Pronunciation: [dɹˈɛdfə͡lz] (IPA)

The word "dreadfuls" is a slang term used to describe things that are terrible, unpleasant or scary. Some synonyms for dreadfuls include abominable, appalling, atrocious, awful, dire, ghastly, gruesome, harrowing, horrendous, horrid, hideous, loathsome, monstrous, nightmarish, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, shocking and terrifying. Each of these words captures the essence of something that is truly unpleasant, and can be used in a range of situations. Whether you're talking about a scary movie, a bad meal, or a difficult situation, there's sure to be a synonym for dreadfuls that will suit your needs.
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"I did once-many times once-but they would have none of my high-faluting flights, although as Captain Mayne Plunkett, the writer of penny dreadfuls for the consumption of England's budding pirates and cowpunchers, I am not without a following, and I have a steady contract for one per month at fifty dollars straight.
"The Spoilers of the Valley"
Robert Watson
At one time engaged in copying plans of projected railways, then acting as assistant scene-painter at fifteen shillings a week, afterwards designing the cheapest and least elegant description of valentines, and subsequently drawing woodcuts for those inferior periodicals pretty generally known as "penny dreadfuls."
"Curiosities of Impecuniosity"
H. G. Somerville
We all owe much sound morality to the penny dreadfuls.
"Orthodoxy"
G. K. Chesterton

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