a. Calling off. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. That which calls aside; a dissuasive. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Calling forth; serving to evoke; developing. [ 1913 Webster ]
Evocative power over all that is eloquent and expressive in the better soul of man. W. Pater. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. provocativus: cf. OF. provocatif. ] Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; exciting. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Anything that is provocative; a stimulant;
n. Quality of being provocative. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. vocativus, fr. vocare to call. ] Of or pertaining to calling; used in calling; specifically (Gram.), used in address; appellative; -- said of that case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective, in which a person or thing is addressed;
n. [ L. vocativus (sc. casus): cf. F. vocatif. ] (Gram.) The vocative case. [ 1913 Webster ]