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evocative, a.|iːˈvɒkətɪv, ˈɛvəʊkeɪtɪv|
[ad. L. ēvocātīv-us, f. ēvocāre: see evocate.]
Tending to call or draw forth. Const. of.
1657Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 160* Gargarismes..whose faculty is either levative, or repressive, or evocative. 1855Bailey Mystic 61 At his will-fraught and evocative word, The strange star brightened largelier. 1881Brit. Q. Rev. Jan., The soul of good in things evil which has proved..so evocative of some of the least natural graces, so productive of spiritual energy.
Add: Hence eˈvocatively adv.; eˈvocativeness n., the quality of being evocative; a tendency to evoke memories, feelings, etc. (see evoke v. 2 b).
1934Webster, Evocatively. 1936Essays & Stud. XXI. 136 This evocativeness makes itself felt not only in passages where the imagery is clear-cut and precise, but also in places where the total effect is vague and somewhat blurred. 1953Mind LXII. 164 Being directly prescriptive by speaking evocatively. 1984N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 25 Nov. 12/1 Spence does not dwell on the differences between Ricci's world and our own, but they are strongly felt and lend his book much of its evocativeness. |