novelettish

adjective

nov·​el·​ett·​ish ˌnä-və-ˈle-tish 

: 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

Examples of novelettish in a Sentence

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