nonevocative

e·voc·a·tive

[ih-vok-uh-tiv, ih-voh-kuh-]
adjective
tending to evoke: The perfume was evocative of spring.

Origin:
1650–60; < Latin ēvocātīvus, equivalent to ēvocāt(us) (see evoke, -ate1) + -īvus -ive

e·voc·a·tive·ly, adverb
e·voc·a·tive·ness, noun
non·e·voc·a·tive, adjective
un·e·voc·a·tive, adjective
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evocative (ɪˈvɒkətɪv) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
tending or serving to evoke
 
evocatively
 
adv
 
evocativeness
 
n

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Nonevocative is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Word Origin & History

evocative
1650s, from L. evocatus (pp. of evocare (see evocation) + -ive.
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