adverb
definition
In a way that is experienced in the imagination through the actions of another person. "she was living vicariously through her children"; by proxy.
Examples of vicariously in a Sentence
Tina was living vicariously through her daughter, by filling up her day with activities that she had missed out on as a child.
Let me live vicariously through you.
Jealous of her friend's trip to Hawaii, Jessica was living vicariously through her by constantly requesting pictures.
Positive, let me live vicariously through you.
Creating generations of families will have you thirsting for more Sims 2 action and you'll spend hours upon hours living vicariously through your Sims.
Even if you can't make it to the beach yourself, you can attempt to live vicariously each day through the image of tropical perfection that will greet you on your swimsuit calendar each day.
Chief Officers should be vicariously liable for the actions of their officers.
Jealous of her friend's trip to Hawaii, Jessica was living vicariously through her by constantlyrequesting pictures.
If you've ever had the desire to ride with Lance Armstrong, you can do it vicariously by becoming a follower of the Lance Armstrong Twitter page.
Some or all of the conditions of atonement may be fulfilled, according to various views, either by the sinner or vicariously on his behalf by some kinsman; or by his family, clan or nation; or by some one else.
The catechetic course, which formerly preceded the complete rite, now intervenes between its two halves; and the sponsors who formerly attested the worthiness of the candidate and received him up as anadochi out of the font, have become god-parents, who take the baptismal vows vicariously for infants who cannot answer for themselves.
Sharpe (1891), whilst in most of the other numerous classifications the Ratitae (vicariously named Struthiones, Cursores, Brevipennes, Proceres) were treated as of much lower rank.
This last is sometimes done at the death of a rich man in the hope that his family will reward the compliment; sometimes it is done vicariously, as when one chief cuts off the little finger of his dependent in regret or in atonement for the death of another.
Instead of involving yourself in activities and groups where you would meet others, you've narrowed your social life and have been living vicariously through your ex and her exploits.
Blogs have addressed the show in droves, mostly charging that the pageant parents are oversexualizing their children, using them to earn cash and living vicariously through them.
The unspeakable deeds of this animal who held us were well known to me, vicariously, through the notes of Howie's visits to his past.
I thought of leaving a note of thanks to the Psychic Tipster, so kindly confiding to me, albeit vicariously through dear departed Brenda, his or her limitations.