noveˈlettish, a.
Also noveletteish.
[f. novelette + -ish1.]
Pertaining to or characteristic of a novelette.
| 1904 J. C. Snaith Broke of Covenden xv. 222 Our dear stiff-backed..simple-minded, penny-noveletteish feudal baron. 1921 Sat. Westm. Gaz. 10 Sept. 15/2 The blue-eyed make-up of the novelettish débutante. 1940 Illustr. London News CXCVII. 98 What an incredible creature is Maxim de Winter himself, with his novelettish name and his novelettish riches and mansion. 1963 Listener 31 Jan. 217/1 The abortive seduction scene, with the couple's novelettish dialogue..was unfortunate enough. 1972 Daily Tel. 16 Nov. 10/4 The writing is uneven, often degenerating into the novelettish. |