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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Sentimental and novelettish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sentimental" instead an adjective "Novelettish".
Sentimental
Sentimental adjective - Appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way.
Usage example: a sentimental story about unrequited love
Novelettish and sentimental are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Novelettish" instead an adjective "Sentimental".
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Related pairs
- cloying and novelettish
- cloying and sentimental
- saccharine and novelettish
- saccharine and sentimental
- sugary and novelettish
- sugary and sentimental
- sloppy and novelettish
- sloppy and sentimental
- nostalgic and novelettish
- nostalgic and sentimental
- maudlin and novelettish
- maudlin and sentimental
- mawkish and novelettish
- mawkish and sentimental
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