Oxford Dictionary of English


	evocative
	• adjective bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind: powerfully evocative lyrics \| the building's cramped interiors are highly evocative of past centuries.
	— derivatives
	evocatively adverb
	evocativeness noun.
	— origin mid 17th cent.: from Latin evocativus, from evocat- ‘called forth’, from the verb evocare (see evoke).

bring  take or go with to a place. strong  having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks. image  a representation of the external form of a person or thing in sculpture... memory  the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information. feeling  an emotional state or reaction. mind  the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences... powerful  having great power or strength. lyric  a lyric poem or verse. building  a structure with a roof and walls, such as a house or factory.
... more entries for building cramped  suffering from cramp.
... more entries for cramped interior  the inner part of something. highly  at or to a high degree or level. past  gone by in time and no longer existing. century  a period of one hundred years. mid  of or in the middle part or position of a range.
... more entries for mid cent.  century. Latin  the language of ancient Rome and its empire, widely used historically as a language of scholarship and administration. call  cry out to in order to summon them or attract their attention. forth  out and away from a starting point. verb  a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence... evoke  bring or recall to the conscious mind.