vicariously

English

Etymology

From vicarious +‎ -ly (adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: vī-kâr′ē-əs-lē, vĭ-
  • (General American) IPA(key): /vaɪ̯ˈkɜɹ.i.əs.li/, /vɪ-/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: vi‧car‧i‧ous‧ly

Adverb

vicariously (not comparable)

  1. In a vicarious manner; indirectly; as, by, or through a substitute; by proxy.
    Antonym: unvicariously
    • 1982 November 21, Richard E. Welch Jr., “IMPERIAL ADVENTURE”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
      Mr. Miller argues convincingly that a majority of Americans shared the romantic nationalism of such expansionists as Theodore Roosevelt and Sen. Albert Beveridge and participated vicariously in their dreams of martial glory and expanding markets.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:vicariously.

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