evocative

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It's very evocative, as most of his imagery tends to be.

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  • For instance the film The Descent has a title evocative partly because of its Christian subtext—we're going down, and we know what is waiting for us. —  BlackStaticHorrorMagazine#4
  • The classical score that accompanied the Prince throughout was dramatic and evocative, and from the game's title screen to the demo's final moment, I was amazed at the quality of the overall presentation. —  The Escapist : Latest News
  • Even though the lyrics are so evocative, there's always that one guy standing in the middle of an empty church with a plastic sword. —  Joystiq [PlayStation]
  • The old stereotypes, once so evocative -- the genius, the benefactor, the madman -- have lost their potency. —  The Nation: Top Stories
  • Sindhis also know it as 'Samundar', ocean, a name evocative of the vastness of the river within their landscape and civilization. —  Bloggers.Pakistan
 

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/ˈɛvəkətɪv/
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