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vicarious
What does vicarious mean?
vicarious (adjective): experienced at secondhand.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use vicarious in a sentence?
- Read about mountain climbing and felt vicarious excitement. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce vicarious?
/vaɪˈkɛɹiəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does vicarious come from?
From Latin vicārius (“vicarious, substituted”) + English -ous.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “vicarious” mean?
showing prejudice or bias
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experienced at secondhand
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tasting sour like a lemon
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obvious or easy to notice
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