"tralatitiously" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /tɹaləˈtɪʃəsli/ [UK] Forms: more tralatitiously [comparative], most tralatitiously [superlative]
Etymology: From tralatitious + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tralatitious|ly}} tralatitious + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} tralatitiously (comparative more tralatitiously, superlative most tralatitiously)
  1. In a tralatitious manner; metaphorically.
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