vicarious
/vaɪ'kɜriəs/
adjective
9 letters4 syllables14 points in Scrabble®17 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
ADJECTIVE
1
Experienced at secondhand.
“read about mountain climbing and felt vicarious excitement”
2
Occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function.
“vicarious menstruation”
3
Suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another.
“vicarious atonement”
WORD FORMS
Starts withV
Ends withS
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®14 points
Words With Friends®17 points
Double word28 points
Triple word42 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinicariousvay
Starts & ends withV … S
Syllablesvi · car · i · ous
SYNONYMS & RELATED4
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