novelettish
/ˌnɑvəˈlɛtɪʃ/
adjective
- Having the characteristics of a novelette, especially being sentimental, romantic, or melodramatic in a way that is not very serious or literary.
- The movie's plot was rather novelettish, full of unlikely coincidences and tearful reunions.
- Critics dismissed the novel as a novelettish romance with cardboard characters.
- Her writing style is a bit too novelettish for my taste, with too much purple prose.
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