vicariously
Syllables: vi·car·i·ous·lyUS/vaɪ̯ˈkɜɹ.i.əs.li/
vicariously adverb: in a vicarious manner; indirectly; as, by, or through a substitute; by proxy.
Adverb
vicariously (not comparable)
- In a vicarious manner; indirectly; as, by, or through a substitute; by proxy.
- 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.1982 November 21, Richard E. Welch Jr., “IMPERIAL ADVENTURE”, in The New York Times
- Antonyms:
- unvicariously
vicariously meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
vicariously in Tamil
- மோசமாக
vicariously in Urdu
- بطور نمائندہ
vicariously in Bengali
- পরোক্ষভাবে, প্রতিনিধির মাধ্যমে, অন্যের অভিজ্ঞতার মধ্য দিয়ে
Antonyms of vicariously
Origin of vicariously
From vicarious + -ly (adverbial suffix).
Questions about vicariously
- What does vicariously mean?
- Vicariously means in a vicarious manner; indirectly; as, by, or through a substitute; by proxy.
- What is vicariously in Tamil?
- Vicariously in Tamil is மோசமாக. See Vicariously meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is vicariously?
- Vicariously is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce vicariously?
- Vicariously is pronounced /vaɪ̯ˈkɜɹ.i.əs.li/ (US).
Words near vicariously in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: vicariously (page history and authors); vicariously (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); vicariously (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); vicariously (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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