Word of the DayWord of the Day · October 19, 2026
vicarious
- vy-KAIR-ee-us · adjective
- Experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person.
- “Investors experienced vicarious anxiety watching the volatile market fluctuations.”
- Origin: From Latin 'vicarius' meaning 'substituted,' from 'vicis' (change, alternation).
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