Cloying
Cloying adjective - Appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way.
Usage example: the cloying sentiments of so many Mother's Day cards
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Synonyms for Cloying
Novelettish and cloying are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Novelettish" instead an adjective "Cloying".
Novelettish
Novelettish adjective - Appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way.
Usage example: readers will encounter surprisingly novelettish dialogue for a work that is supposed to be a literary novel
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Synonyms for Novelettish
Cloying and novelettish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cloying" instead an adjective "Novelettish".
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Related pairs
- saccharine and cloying
- saccharine and novelettish
- sugary and cloying
- sugary and novelettish
- sentimental and cloying
- sentimental and novelettish
- sloppy and cloying
- sloppy and novelettish
- maudlin and cloying
- maudlin and novelettish
- mawkish and cloying
- mawkish and novelettish
- slushy and cloying
- slushy and novelettish
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