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单词 novelettish
释义

novelettish

adjective

nov·​el·​ett·​ish ˌnä-və-ˈle-tish How to pronounce novelettish (audio)
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a novelette
especially : sentimental

Synonyms

  • chocolate-box
  • cloying
  • corny
  • drippy
  • fruity
  • gooey
  • lovey-dovey
  • maudlin
  • mawkish
  • mushy
  • saccharine
  • sappy
  • schmaltzy
  • sentimental
  • sloppy
  • slushy
  • soppy
  • soupy
  • spoony
  • spooney
  • sticky
  • sugarcoated
  • sugary
  • wet
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Example Sentences

readers will encounter surprisingly novelettish dialogue for a work that is supposed to be a literary novel

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

novelettish

adjective

as in sentimental
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way readers will encounter surprisingly novelettish dialogue for a work that is supposed to be a literary novel

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • sentimental
  • sloppy
  • sticky
  • wet
  • fruity
  • fuzzy
  • saccharine
  • corny
  • maudlin
  • chocolate-box
  • mawkish
  • sugarcoated
  • sugary
  • gooey
  • soupy
  • cloying
  • schmaltzy
  • sappy
  • mushy
  • slushy
  • spoony
  • spooney
  • drippy
  • lovey-dovey
  • soppy
  • dreamy
  • moonstruck
  • soapy
  • moony
  • nostalgic
  • melodramatic
  • sudsy
  • soap-operatic
  • vapid
  • tasteless
  • watery
  • starry-eyed
  • misty-eyed
  • soft-boiled
  • feel-good
  • flat
  • insipid
  • twee
  • cutesy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unsentimental
  • unvarnished
  • unadulterated
  • antisentimental
  • cynical
  • hardheaded
  • hard-boiled
  • hard-edged
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