howsoever

[ hou-soh-ev-er ]

adverb

1. to whatsoever extent or degree.
2. in whatsoever manner.

howsoever

/ ˌhaʊsəʊˈɛvə /

sentence connector

1. a less common word for however

Word History and Origins

Origin of howsoever¹

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; how ¹, so ¹, ever

Example Sentences

What’s clear from this evidence is that the vast majority of people do not experience regret, howsoever defined, after transitioning genders.

From Slate

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 Literature

Instead, the Queen's Speech will set out the legislation that will be needed howsoever we leave the EU.

From BBC

“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

A cold-hearted view says that stability in leadership, howsoever achieved, tends to be better for markets than uncertainty and instability.

From Forbes