whatsoever

American  

[hwuht-soh-ev-er, hwot-, wuht-, wot-] / ˌʰwʌt soʊˈɛv ər, ˌʰwɒt-, ˌwʌt-, ˌwɒt- /

pronoun

1. (an intensive form ofwhatever ).

   whatsoever it be; in any place whatsoever.

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whatsoever British  

/ ˌwɒtsəʊˈɛvə /

adjective

1. (postpositive) at all: used as an intensifier with indefinite pronouns and determiners such as none, any, no one, anybody , etc

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pronoun

1. an archaic word for whatever

Etymology

Origin of whatsoever

1200–50; Middle English, equivalent to what so whatever ( Old English swā hwæt swā ) + ever ever

Example Sentences

The regulation does nothing to find out—and creates no incentive whatsoever for a risky system to reveal itself.

From The Wall Street Journal

“As soon as you basically give away any control whatsoever to AI, I worry about that,” she adds.

From The Wall Street Journal

"That is the very thing that decides, quite plainly, whether I can, in any way whatsoever, continue to perform in the role I hold, or not."

From BBC

Of the possibility of rejoining the EU there was no suggestion whatsoever.

From BBC

“This horrible tragedy could have been prevented had this officer not been driving at ridiculously high speeds for no reason whatsoever,” Hochman said.

From Los Angeles Times