whatsoever

[ hwuht-soh-ev-er, hwot-, wuht-, wot- ]

/ ˌʰwʌt soʊˈɛv ər, ˌʰwɒt-, ˌwʌt-, ˌwɒt- /

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pronoun, adjective

(an intensive form of whatever): whatsoever it be; in any place whatsoever.

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Origin of whatsoever

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

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How to use whatsoever in a sentence

So it's really a take-what-you-can-get kind of situation with him.
‘Scandal’ Review: Olivia Pope Has Lost Her Damn Mind|Kevin Fallon|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Played in reverse that becomes ‘Here’s me/Here I am/What we have lost/I am the messenger of love.
The Stacks: The Judas Priest Teen Suicide Trial|Ivan Solotaroff|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If this seems like a small, so-what kind of thing to you, I submit two thoughts.
South Carolina Republicans Snub Desegregation Judge|Michael Tomasky|April 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That is, when things are going well, no one feels compelled to spend money on a what-if project.
What to Do With the Thousands Displaced by Hurricane Sandy?|Malcolm Jones|November 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST

TV pool asked Romney at least five times whether he would eliminate FEMA as president/what he would do with FEMA.
Romney Won't Talk FEMA|Michael Tomasky|October 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Coals!what would he do with coals?Toast his cheese with em, and then come back for more.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens
Ay, murmured the sick woman, relapsing into her former drowsy state, what about her?what aboutI know!
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens
Be thou sharpened, go to the right hand, or to the left, which way soever thou hast a mind to set thy face.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Consequently, while the direction of the what-not-how-now line is definitely fixed, their actual positions remain unestablished.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, May 16, 1917.|Various
"Nothing what-ever," she answered, with an urbanity that defied the suggestion of malice.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete|Gilbert Parker

British Dictionary definitions for whatsoever

whatsoever

/ (ˌwɒtsəʊˈɛvə) /

adjective

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

pronoun

an archaic word for whatever

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