[onlybeforenoun] felt or experienced by watching or reading about sb else doing sth, rather than by doing it yourself:
He got a vicarious thrill out of watching his son score the winning goal.
vicariously adverb
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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