2006-11-06 10:41:32 · 5 answers · asked by claptrapvonspielderbeanz 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
facetious
2006-11-06 10:47:24 · answer #1 · answered by JAYFIRE 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Caesious, eight letters long, is the shortest word in the English language that contains all five main vowels in alphabetical order. Nine letter words with this property are acheilous, acheirous, aerobious, arsenious, arterious, autecious, facetious, and parecious.
Suoidea, seven letters long, is the shortest word in the English language that contains all five main vowels in reverse alphabetical order. Other words with this property are scarce; they include the ten letter words duoliteral and unoriental, the fourteen letter word subcontinental, and the fifteen letter words neuroepithelial and uncomplimentary.
Facetiously, eleven letters long, is the shortest word in the English language that contains all six vowels in alphabetical order (y is sometimes a vowel, ex: why). A twelve letter word with this property is abstemiously. The fourteen letter words adventitiously and sacrilegiously have this property but also have repeated vowels.
cool question
2006-11-06 18:54:26 · answer #2 · answered by I Can Preach Too! 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The shortest word that meets your criteria
is "facetious".
abstemious
abstemiously
abstentious
adventitious
adventitiously
arenicolous
arsenious
cavernicolous
2006-11-06 18:51:36 · answer #3 · answered by miz Destiny 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
An Egg In tOUch..
will a phrase do?
2006-11-06 18:49:59 · answer #4 · answered by Bmp1ksh 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jay got it right.
also ABSTEMIOUS....
To eat or drink in moderation.
2006-11-06 18:49:30 · answer #5 · answered by melissa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋