Gooey
Gooey adjective - Appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way.
Usage example: things get especially gooey during the scene in which the lovers are reunited at long last
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Synonyms for Gooey
Novelettish and gooey are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Novelettish" instead an adjective "Gooey".
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
Gooey and novelettish are semantically related. You can use "Gooey" instead an adjective "Novelettish".
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Related pairs
- cloying and gooey
- cloying and novelettish
- saccharine and gooey
- saccharine and novelettish
- sugary and gooey
- sugary and novelettish
- sentimental and gooey
- sentimental and novelettish
- sloppy and gooey
- sloppy and novelettish
- maudlin and gooey
- maudlin and novelettish
- mawkish and gooey
- mawkish and novelettish
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