ca·tul·li·an \kəˈtəlēən\adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin catullianus, from Gaius Valerius Catullus died 54 B.C. Roman poet + Latin -ianus -ian : of, relating to, or like Catullus or his lyric poems, which are marked by facility of language, perfection of form, and intensely personal subject matter