vicariously

/vɪ-/

vicariously

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Definition

In a vicarious manner; indirectly; as, by, or through a substitute; by proxy.

Etymology

From vicarious + -ly (adverbial suffix).

Example Sentences

  • "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."
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