howsoever
Americanadverb
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to whatsoever extent or degree.
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in whatsoever manner.
Etymology
Origin of howsoever
Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at how 1, so 1, ever
Example Sentences
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What’s clear from this evidence is that the vast majority of people do not experience regret, howsoever defined, after transitioning genders.
From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2024
“Dean’s excuses are not designed to respond to reactions, howsoever deeply felt or unsettling, to an event such as a national election,” the dean of academic affairs, Mark Schenker, told the Yale Daily News.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 13, 2016
His hair was the brown of sodden straw, and it stuck out at awkward, seventeen-year-old angles, wet and comb it howsoever much he tried.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
If that be so, I've a fancy that it's a sort of insanity which, in howsoever so slight a degree, is shared by you.
From Miss Arnott's Marriage by Marsh, Richard
The evacuation of the peninsula was a great respite to our national energy, howsoever it be regretted.
From An Introduction to the History of Japan by Hara, Katsuro
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