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evocatively
Variant of evocative
evocative
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evoca·tive (ē väk′ə tiv, i-)
adjective
- tending to evoke a reaction or response, esp. an emotional one
- vivid and seemingly realistic as in the artistic representation of a particular time, place, etc.
Etymology: L evocativus
Related Forms:
- evocatively evoc′a·tively adverb
- evocativeness evoc′a·tive·ness noun
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