Vowels -- in order, used just once

[Mooney252]

An English teacher at the local high school alleged that there are two words with the vowels (a, e, i, o, u) used in order. We quickly noted that both ‘facetious’ and ‘abstemious’ fit the bill.

The question for the group is:
– are there others?
– what about the ‘a-e-i-o-u-and sometimes y’? Obviously ‘facetiously’ and ‘abstemiously’ might fit; but what about others?

[tomndebb]

Well, you have to cheat a little, but the Master will grudgingly accept abstentiously. (It is at the bottom, after he has dealt with the -gry problem.)

[don_t_ask]

Subcontinental has them in reverse order.

[TJdude825]

From Fun With Words at Rinkworks:

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 word uncomplimentary.