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Definitions for vicariously
vi·car·i·ous·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
vicariouslyadverb
indirectly, as, by, or through a substitute
"she enjoyed the wedding vicariously"
Wiktionary
vicariouslyadverb
In a vicarious manner.
vicariouslyadverb
indirectly, as, by, or through a substitute
ChatGPT
vicariously
Vicariously refers to experiencing or feeling something indirectly or through another person, often due to extreme empathy or imagination. It typically suggests a secondhand or imagined participation in another's experiences.
Webster Dictionary
Vicariouslyadverb
in a vicarious manner
Editors Contribution
vicariously
by any chance
Submitted by lllzora08 on November 15, 2021
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of vicariously in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of vicariously in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of vicariously in a Sentence
A lot of people also living vicariously through her, being able to say, well someone said, 'I don't want this job, I got a better job. Take that!' she had a lot of options.
Nothing happens in Russia that he doesn't approve of, therefore vicariously he's responsible.
It happens so often and it is a strange combination for me of feeling completely humbled by that and at the same time feeling very proud about that, he said. I was right in my choices of what I taught ; I was right in my choices of how I produced the show. one of the greatest compliments I would get is that ‘ Surivorman ’ is a show that the entire family would sit down to watch because the young boy scouts and girl scouts would be learning skills, he said. The men would live vicariously by putting themselves in my position, and the women will watch with their eyebrows raised. It really resonated across the whole demographic of the whole family.
Discovery Channel star Dave Turin:
We work long hours — 12 hours a day, six days a week. The gold matters to these guys and what you see is you see us toiling. It is a struggle, he said. People live vicariously through us because we go to some crazy places. there are millions of people that do this job and take it very seriously. It’s a good profession that has taken some hits. I am passionate about mining and mining in the correct way.
My campaign has released aone-sentence press release calling Donald Trump a' jagoff,' which is Western Pennsylvania for jerk, populism has adark side and Donald Trump is mining that for all it’s worth by saying reprehensible things about Muslims, about immigrants, about you name it. If you get to live vicariously through that and cheer Donald Trump on, Ido n’t expect to get your vote, and frankly, Ido n’t wantit.
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