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
Wal," ses I, "mebby this will turn out to be a little patter than you like; but, howsoever, as I never spile a good story for acquaintance sake, I will tell it.
From Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia by Smith, Seba
Concealment of any acquisition, howsoever small and valueless, is invariably visited with loss of office and confiscation of property.
From The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis
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