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

“I had no knowledge whatsoever of any new or ongoing unlawful activity on his part,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“He made no decision about a second bombing whatsoever, and was almost certainly surprised by the attack on Nagasaki.”

From The Wall Street Journal

AI did better by avoiding predicting pretty much any surprise results whatsoever, for a score of 22, but it is the BBC readers who lead the way as things stand, with a tally of 23.

From BBC

"All of us were pretty much left with no answers whatsoever," Abbie says.

From BBC

The joint drills have "nothing to do with Venezuela whatsoever", a South African defence ministry spokesman told AFP.

From Barron's