firstr and only clue....they aren't what they seem.
2006-06-14 17:43:27 · 4 answers · asked by czojeff 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Board Games
facetiously
2006-06-14 20:27:12 · answer #1 · answered by Sandie 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
ACEITOU
ALEIJOU
AERIOUS
Other words with the five vowels occurring once each and in alphabetical order are: ABSTEINOUS, ABSTEMIOUS, ABSTENIOUS, ABSTENTIOUS, ACERIFLORUM, ACERIFLORUS, ACHEILOUS, ACHEIROUS, ACLEISTOUS, ADECTICOUS which is not in the OED2 but which web pages show is an adjective which describes a pupa with non-functional mandibles, ADVENTIOUS, AFFECTIOUS, ALEIKOUM, ALPESTRIOUS, ANEMIOUS, ANNELIDOUS, ARSENIOUS, ARTERIOSUM, ARTERIOSUS, ARTERIOUS, AVENIOUS, BACTERIOUS, CAESIOUS, CAMELIOUS, CARNELIOUS, FACETIOUS, FRACEDINOUS, GAREISOUN, GRAVEDINOUS, MAJESTIOUS, MATERIOUS, PARECIOUS, PLACENTIOUS, TRAGEDIOUS
The shortest with the six vowels in alphabetical order is HAREIOUSLY
The longest words containing the six vowels in alphabetical order, each occurring only once, are ABSTENTIOUSLY and MARVEILLOUSLY
According to Philip Bennett, the longest words containing the six vowels in alphabetical order are PANCREATICODUODENOSTOMY and PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY
2006-06-15 00:51:00 · answer #2 · answered by Spock 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
abstemiousness
abstemiousnesses
adenocarcinomatous
amentiferous
anemophilous
antireligious
argentiferous
arteriovenous
autoecious
autoeciously
facetiousness
facetiousnesses
garnetiferous
sacrilegious
sacrilegiously
sacrilegiousness
sacrilegiousnesses
ultraserious
'Eunoia' is the shortest word to contain all 5 vowels, but not in order like you asked.
2006-06-15 00:47:19 · answer #3 · answered by Swarms 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
um yeah, what they said
2006-06-15 13:15:17 · answer #4 · answered by AutumnGirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋