evocative

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
20
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ɪˈvɒk.ə.tɪv/

Definition of evocative

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. That evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood, idea, feeling, or image; redolent or reminiscent.
    “Using loose but evocative language, one might say that player 2 is threatening to play R' if player 1 plays R.”
    “Imperfect themes aside, what the first Zootopia had going for it was its gorgeous animation and evocative character design. From the clever visual worldbuilding of its city to the lush colors and textures of a nighttime chase through the Rainforest District, Zootopia was part of a wave of projects that proved CG animation could have the same depth and expressivity as a classic hand-drawn film.”

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Etymology

From Latin ēvocātīvus (“pertaining to summoning”). By surface analysis, evoke + -ative.

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