evocative

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

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evocative (comparative more evocative, superlative most evocative)

1. That which evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood, idea, feeling, or image; redolent or reminiscent.
   • 1992, Robert Gibbons, A Primer in Game Theory, Prentice-Hall, page 127f.:

     Using loose but evocative language, one might say that player 2 is threatening to play ${\displaystyle R'}$ if player 1 plays ${\displaystyle R}$.

• reminiscent
• redolent
• remindful
• resonant
• suggestive

• expressive
• vivid
• graphic
• powerful
• haunting
• moving
• poignant

evocative

1. feminine plural of evocativo