vicariously

[vahy-kair-ee-uhs-lee, vi-]

adverb

1. through the experience of another person.

   Adventure novels transport us to strange lands, fraught with perilous situations and terrifying monsters we can vicariously vanquish.

Other Word Forms

• nonvicariously adverb
• unvicariously adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of vicariously¹

vicarious ( def. ) + -ly