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
Nostalgic and novelettish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nostalgic" instead an adjective "Novelettish".
Nostalgic
Nostalgic adjective - Unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons.
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Synonyms for Nostalgic
Novelettish and nostalgic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Novelettish" instead an adjective "Nostalgic".
Nearby Word: nostalgia
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Related pairs
- cloying and novelettish
- cloying and nostalgic
- saccharine and novelettish
- saccharine and nostalgic
- sugary and novelettish
- sugary and nostalgic
- sentimental and novelettish
- sentimental and nostalgic
- sloppy and novelettish
- sloppy and nostalgic
- maudlin and novelettish
- maudlin and nostalgic
- mawkish and novelettish
- mawkish and nostalgic
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