novelettish

/ ˌnɒvəˈlɛtɪʃ /

adjective

1. characteristic of a novelette; trite or sentimental

Example Sentences

Luminous and bold, elegant and elliptical, epic and novelettish, Cather's story reflects the paradoxes of the small town on the wild prairie of its setting, and of its pioneering author.

From The Guardian

I didn't enjoy Margaret Atwood's The Blind Assassin, which I thought structurally defective and basically novelettish.

From The Guardian

He says that his output as a writer began to suffer the moment she appeared to him: "You've ruined my work from the start, with your utterly banal, pifflingly novelettish ideas."

From Time Magazine Archive

No government will topple, no arms treaty will be aborted at the reception of this novelettish romance about a guy and a gal, together five years, who go on separate flings one Las Vegas Independence Day.

From Time Magazine Archive