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vicariously

adverb

In a way that is experienced in the imagination through the actions of another person. "she was living vicariously through her children"; by proxy.

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Word length
11
Starts with
V
Ends with
Y
Contains
IC
Scrabble score
19
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adverb

  1. In a way that is experienced in the imagination through the actions of another person. "she was living vicariously through her children"; by proxy.

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