novelettishadj.

Brit.

/ˌnɒvəˈlɛtɪʃ/,

/ˌnɒvlˈɛtɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˌnɑvəˈlɛdɪʃ/

Forms: 1900s– noveletteish, 1900s– novelettish.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: novelette n., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < novelette n. + -ish suffix¹.

Frequently depreciative.

Relating to or characteristic of a novelette.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > other fictional narrative > [adjective] > relating to or characteristic of novelette

novelettish1904

1904 J. C. Snaith Broke of Covenden xv. 222 Our dear stiff-backed..simple-minded, penny-noveletteish feudal baron.

1940 Illustr. London News 197 98 What an incredible creature is Maxim de Winter himself, with his novelettish name and his novelettish riches and mansion.

1972 Daily Tel. 16 Nov. 10/4 The writing is uneven, often degenerating into the novelettish.

1991 Daily Tel. 25 Sept. 16/2 Even the efforts of the Victorians at religious art were inclined to be weak or novelettish.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	novelettish
释义	novelettishadj. Brit. /ˌnɒvəˈlɛtɪʃ/, /ˌnɒvlˈɛtɪʃ/, U.S. /ˌnɑvəˈlɛdɪʃ/ Forms: 1900s– noveletteish, 1900s– novelettish. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: novelette n., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < novelette n. + -ish suffix¹. Frequently depreciative. Relating to or characteristic of a novelette. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > other fictional narrative > [adjective] > relating to or characteristic of novelette novelettish1904 1904 J. C. Snaith Broke of Covenden xv. 222 Our dear stiff-backed..simple-minded, penny-noveletteish feudal baron. 1940 Illustr. London News 197 98 What an incredible creature is Maxim de Winter himself, with his novelettish name and his novelettish riches and mansion. 1972 Daily Tel. 16 Nov. 10/4 The writing is uneven, often degenerating into the novelettish. 1991 Daily Tel. 25 Sept. 16/2 Even the efforts of the Victorians at religious art were inclined to be weak or novelettish. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1904
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