It's the only English word that uses all vowels of the alphebet in the order they come... A E I O U
Wrong! It's one of two common words (there are also a couple of scientific terms) that share this property. The other is ABSTEMIOUS
It has all five vowels in alphabetical order; A-E-I-O-U, fAcEtIOUs.
humorous in a playful, mischievous, or facetious manner
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Facetious means not meant to be taken seriously or literally, amusing; humorous.Sorry if that sounds facetious, but it is a valid point.
Facetious or insidious
facetious
It has all the vowels in the correct order throughout the word
Facetious is an adjective. The adverbial form is facetiously.
The likely word is "facetious" (done in jest, frivolous).
The word "facetious" comes from the French word "facetieux," which in turn is derived from the Latin term "facetia," meaning "jest" or "witticism."
abstemious, facetious
Facetious means you're kidding around, silly, acting as if..., ironic, irreverent....not serious.
facetious
Both "facetious" and "unoriental" are words that use the prefix "un-" to create a negative meaning. "Facetious" means not meant to be taken seriously, while "unoriental" indicates a lack of oriental characteristics.
* abstemious * facetious
Facetious
humorous in a playful, mischievous, or facetious manner
Among a few are arsenious (old), bacterious, facetious, majestious (old). By turning facetious into facetiously, you even have all six vowels in one word, in proper order.