It means not intended to be taken seriously; said in jest.
After seeing what the class would be doing that day, the boy facetiously said, "I can't wait to get started!"
The principal suggested facetiously that the students should go barefoot if they disliked the school's footwear regulations. His wife remarked facetiously that he should have a birthday party every week.
abstemiously, facetiously
FACETIOUSLY
facetiously
fah-see-shus-lee
All 5 vowels in alphabetical order?
no only facetiously
Facetious is an adjective. The adverbial form is facetiously.
The word "facetiously" contains the vowels aeiouy in that order.
No, it is an adverb. The adjective form is just 'facetious' (done in jest).
Abstemiously and facetiously both have the vowels in order.