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Tralatitious [tra-lə-TISH-əs]

Part of speech: adjective

Origin: Latin, 17th century

1. (Of words or phrases) Metaphorical.

2. Passed down; transmitted from one to another.

Examples of tralatitious in a sentence

"The head chef adopted a tralatitious practice from the previous chef of giving a pep talk before dinner."

"Aurora didn’t voice her feelings directly, but she did make tralatitious comments we could all easily interpret."