Joycean

adjective

Joyc·​ean ˈjȯi-sē-ən 

: of, relating to, or suggestive of James Joyce or his writings

a Joycean scholar

"The Gold Bug Variations" is … Joycean in its size and difficulty.

—Louis B. Jones

especially : highly experimental in form, style, or wordplay

… Joycean phonetics and made-up words …

—Walter Nash

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Joycean

• moisten