vi ‧ car ‧ i ‧ ous /vɪˈkeəriəs $ vaɪˈker-/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: vicarius 'acting in place of another' , from vicis 'change, alternation, position' ]
experienced by watching or reading about someone else doing something, rather than by doing it yourself
vicarious pleasure/satisfaction/excitement etc
the vicarious pleasure that parents get from their children’s success
—vicariously adverb