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howe'er

American  
[hou-air] / haʊˈɛər /

adverb

  1. contraction of however.


howe'er British  
/ haʊˈɛə /
  1. a poetic contraction of however

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Today’s, howe’er, are faves of mine ...

From Washington Post

The GOPers were free to write their own Platform, howe er they wished.

From New York Times

For public service grateful nations raise Proud structures, which excite to deeds of praise; While private services, in corners thrown, Howe’er deserving, never gain a stone.

From Project Gutenberg

Others, in defiance of the old nursery rhyme— ‘I must not dip, howe’er I wish, My spoon or finger in the dish;’ are perpetually helping themselves in this very straightforward and unsophisticated manner.

From Project Gutenberg

Pride, Howe'er disguised in its own majesty, Is littleness; and he who feels contempt For any living thing, hath faculties Which he has never used.

From Project Gutenberg