adj. 1 experienced in the imagination through another person (vicarious pleasure). 2 acting or done for another (vicarious suffering). 3 deputed, delegated (vicarious authority). vicariously adv. vicariousness n.
[ L vicarius: see VICAR ]
VICARIOUS
Meaning of VICARIOUS in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012