Sekirov Dictionary

Joycean

UK /ˈd͡ʒɔɪsɪ.ən/US /ˈd͡ʒɔɪsi.ən/

adjective 2
noun 1
forms 3

adjective2

•
Of or pertaining to James Joyce (1882–1941) or his writings.
- Even Muldoon's fans find some of the “difficulty” of this pyrotechnical erudition too playful, suspecting him of a Joycean desire to “keep the professors busy”. — 2001
•
In a verbally inventive style similar to that of James Joyce.
- Jimson is a total nonconformist and his god is William Blake, whom he quotes endlessly in his somewhat Joycean interior monologues. — 1984

noun1

•
A person who studies or admires the works of James Joyce.
- But [Richard] Ellmann himself was a Joycean avant la lettre. — 2025

forms

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