" novelettish "

1: appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way;

  * e.g., " ... readers will encounter surprisingly novelettish dialogue for a work that is supposed to be a literary novel "

•  Synonyms : 

•  chocolate-box,

•  cloying,

•  corny,

•  drippy,

•  fruity,

•  gooey,

•  lovey-dovey,

•  maudlin,

•  mawkish,

•  mushy,

•  saccharine,

•  sappy,

•  schmaltzy,

•  sentimental,

•  sloppy,

•  slushy,

•  soppy,

•  soupy,

•  spoony,

•  sticky,

•  sugarcoated,

•  sugary,

•  wet

•  Antonyms : 

•  unsentimental