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Learn “Evocative”

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Evocative

adjective/ee-VOK-uh-tiv/

Meaning

Evocative means bringing strong pictures, memories or feelings to mind.

In context

His evocative writing made us feel the heat and dust of the outback.

Remember it

Evocative comes from 'evoke', to call up — writing that calls up pictures in your mind.

Use it well

Use evocative to praise writing or images that stir up memories and feelings.