Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Chaloner (1521–1565), diplomat and writer. From tropological + -ly, after post-classical Latin tropologice allegorically.
Definition of tropologically in US English:
tropologically
adverbˌtrɒpəˈlɒdʒɪkli
In a tropological manner; by means of tropology.
Origin
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Chaloner (1521–1565), diplomat and writer. From tropological + -ly, after post-classical Latin tropologice allegorically.