vicarious |vīˈkerēəs; vi-|
adjective
experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person : I could glean vicarious pleasure from the struggles of my imaginary film friends.
• acting or done for another : a vicarious atonement.
• Physiology of or pertaining to the performance by one organ of the functions normally discharged by another.
DERIVATIVES
vicariously |vəˈkɛriəsli| |vaɪˈkɛriəsli| adverb
vicariousness |vəˈkɛriəsnəs| |vaɪˈkɛriəsnəs| noun
ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin vicarius ‘substitute’ (see vicar ) + -ous .
Holy hell! You're a busy chick :)
Makes my life sound so mundane. Hey, I figure I can live vicariously through you right?
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