catoneggiare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From catone (“martinet”) + -eggiare (verbalizing suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
catoneggiàre (first-person singular present catonéggio, first-person singular past historic catoneggiài, past participle catoneggiàto, auxiliary avére)
- (intransitive, literary, ironic, derogatory) to show austerity and moral strictness [auxiliary avere]
- Synonym: moraleggiare
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of catoneggiàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)