Definitions for vicarious



Overview of adj vicarious

The adj vicarious has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) vicarious

(experienced at secondhand; "read about mountain climbing and felt vicarious excitement")

2. vicarious

(occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function; "vicarious menstruation")

3. vicarious

(suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another; "vicarious atonement")

Synonym.com © 2001-2013, Demand Media, all rights reserved. The database is based on Word Net a lexical database for the English language. see disclaimer
Classroom | Privacy Policy | Terms | Ad Choices