kāˈtōnēən, -nyən adjective
or ca·ton·ic kāˈtänik
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: catonian from Latin catonianus, from Caton-, Cato (Marcus Porcius Cato died 149 B.C. Roman statesman, or Marcus Porcius Cato died 46 B.C. Roman Stoic philosopher, both celebrated for austerity) + Latin -ianus -ian; catonic from Latin Caton-, Cato + English -ic
: austere , harsh