\Tral`a*ti"tious\, a. [L. tralatitius, translatitius, tralaticius, translaticius. See {Tralation}.] 1. Passed along; handed down; transmitted. Among biblical critics a tralatitious interpretation is one received by expositor from expositor. --W. Withington. 2. Metaphorical; figurative; not literal. --Stackhouse.