evocativeadj.

/iːˈvɒkətɪv/

/ˈɛvəʊkeɪtɪv/

Etymology: < Latin ēvocātīvus, < ēvocāre : see evocate v.

Tending to call or draw forth. Const. of.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > [adjective] > inciting or instigating > instigating or calling forth

evocative1657

provocative1812

1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Physical Inst. v, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Y4^v Gargarismes..whose faculty..is either levative, or repressive, or evocative.

1855 P. J. Bailey Mystic 61 At his will-fraught and evocative word, The strange star brightened largelier.

1881 Brit. 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.

Draft additions 1993

eˈvocatively adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > [adverb] > evocatively or tending to elicit

evocatively1934

1934 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Evocatively.

1953 Mind 62 164 Being directly prescriptive by speaking evocatively.

eˈvocativeness n. the quality of being evocative; a tendency to evoke memories, feelings, etc. (see evoke v. 2b).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > sentimentality > [noun] > evoking sentimentality

evocativeness1936

tear-jerking1940

1936 Ess. & Stud. 21 136 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.

1984 N.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.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	evocative
释义	evocativeadj. /iːˈvɒkətɪv//ˈɛvəʊkeɪtɪv/ Etymology: < Latin ēvocātīvus, < ēvocāre : see evocate v. Tending to call or draw forth. Const. of. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > [adjective] > inciting or instigating > instigating or calling forth evocative1657 provocative1812 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Physical Inst. v, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Y4^v Gargarismes..whose faculty..is either levative, or repressive, or evocative. 1855 P. J. Bailey Mystic 61 At his will-fraught and evocative word, The strange star brightened largelier. 1881 Brit. 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. Draft additions 1993 eˈvocatively adv. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > [adverb] > evocatively or tending to elicit evocatively1934 1934 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Evocatively. 1953 Mind 62 164 Being directly prescriptive by speaking evocatively. eˈvocativeness n. the quality of being evocative; a tendency to evoke memories, feelings, etc. (see evoke v. 2b). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > sentimentality > [noun] > evoking sentimentality evocativeness1936 tear-jerking1940 1936 Ess. & Stud. 21 136 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. 1984 N.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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1657
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