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(vi-car-i-ous) 4 syllables

Definition

adjective. experienced through someone else rather than directly.

Example Sentence

He read about mountain climbing and felt vicarious excitement.

More Example Sentences

Watching the movie gave him vicarious thrills.

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Rhymes

  • marius
  • various

  • aquarius
  • gregarious
  • hilarious
  • nefarious
  • precarious
  • vicarious

  • stradivarius
  • tavoulareas
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