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evocative [ ih-vok -uh -tiv, ih-voh -kuh - ] SHOW IPA
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adjective
tending to evoke : The perfume was evocative of spring.
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Origin of evocative 1650–60; <Latin
ēvocātīvus, equivalent to
ēvocāt (
us ) (see
evoke ,
-ate1 ) +
-īvus -ive
OTHER WORDS FROM evocative e·voc·a·tive·ly, adverb e·voc·a·tive·ness, noun non·e·voc·a·tive, adjective un·e·voc·a·tive, adjective
Words nearby evocative evite ,
EVM ,
EVO ,
evocable ,
evocation ,
evocative ,
evocator ,
evoke ,
evoked potential ,
evolute ,
evolution
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How to use evocative in a sentence Your documentaries are known for their evocative archive footage and music.
The writing is smart and evocative , and Miller’s characters are finely drawn.
Candles bring light, warmth, and room for contemplation, and their scents can be emotionally evocative .
This version of events had been reported by some early Christian writers, including an evocative story of the scrolls being fuel for the thousands of hot baths in the city.
Deep, evocative on-the-ground reporting, sharp analysis and terrific visual presentation of data create a powerful picture of the oil and petrochemical industries’ impact on Louisiana’s people and environment.
“We look for the qualities that are evocative of V.S.O.P Privilege,” explained Hennessy Senior Vice President Rodney Williams.
Another evocative term was coined a few years later, in 1995.
Even his name is a nom de guerre: Before launching the Temple, he went by the somewhat less evocative Doug Mesner.
Both are literally depictions of magical air, evocative of movement and potency stirring inside a writhing cloud.
After Hurricane Sandy, the NWS concluded that it should use similarly evocative language for storm-surge warnings.
Had he so soon forgotten that strange union of form and sound which once was known to the evocative rituals of olden days?
His verse is very evocative ; in several syllables he forces his vision on us.
It was a sound, he realized in a flash, evocative and summoning.
What matter, then, if Michelet was the least trustworthy of historians since he was the most personal and the most evocative ?
What could be more evocative of Salome than her kneeling before Julien's severed head?
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British Dictionary definitions for evocative
adjective
tending or serving to evoke
Derived forms of evocative evocatively , adverb evocativeness , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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