whichsoever

[ hwich-soh-ev-er, wich- ]

/ ˌʰwɪtʃ soʊˈɛv ər, ˌwɪtʃ- /

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pronoun, adjective

whichever.

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Origin of whichsoever

1400–50; late Middle English; which, soever

Words nearby whichsoever

wheyish, whf., which, whichever, which is which, whichsoever, whichway, which way the wind blows, whicker, whid, whidah

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How to use whichsoever in a sentence

To whichsoever city I bent my steps, I managed matters so adroitly, that I made my reputation precede my arrival there.
The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan|James Morier
To whichsoever of us shall prove the better men, will they fall as guerdons; and the gods themselves are the judges of the strife.
Anabasis|Xenophon
Still the combat could not last forever; and woe unto us, whichsoever became the victor.
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth|Jules Verne
But this animal, or being, whichsoever it was, surpassed in height all things known to modern science.
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth|Jules Verne

Whichsoever of these we avert, we shall earn gratitude proportionate to the terrible magnitude of the danger.
The World's Greatest Books--Volume 14--Philosophy and Economics|Various

British Dictionary definitions for whichsoever

whichsoever

/ (ˌwɪtʃsəʊˈɛvə) /

pronoun

an archaic or formal word for whichever

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