whithersoever
Americanconjunction
adverb
Etymology
Origin of whithersoever
First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English, equivalent to whitherso “whithersoever” ( Old English swā hwider swā ) + ever ever
Example Sentences
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Sailing across the bay to the Chênière Caminada, Edna felt as if she were being borne away from some anchorage which had held her fast, whose chains had been loosening—had snapped the night before when the mystic spirit was abroad, leaving her free to drift whithersoever she chose to set her sails.
From Literature
Well, God’s will be done—whatever it may be, and whithersoever it may lead!
From Literature
And the wild winds of fortune will carry me onward, Oh whithersoever they blow ...
From New York Times
In the spirit of Plato’s Laws, he followed the argument whithersoever it led.
From Project Gutenberg
Therefore he nursed no illusions; would not say that he knew when he did not or could not know, and bidding us follow the evidence whithersoever it leads us, remains the surest-footed guide of our time.
From Project Gutenberg
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