whatsoever

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

pronoun

1. (an intensive form of whatever ):

   whatsoever it be; in any place whatsoever.

whatsoever

/ ˌwɒtsəʊˈɛvə /

adjective

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

pronoun

1. an archaic word for whatever

Word History and Origins

Origin of whatsoever¹

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

Example Sentences

"It's extremely difficult, and on a Sunday, there are no services whatsoever, so we can't get the staff in, we can't get the people in."

From BBC

“We really support our designers and brands to have a more free-flowing approach, so they don’t have to go by traditional means whatsoever,” says Pardo.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Tully added: “They were entirely wrong about that. Max and Mason had absolutely nothing to do with any earlier incident and no connection whatsoever with those events.”

From BBC

He may not "have any background whatsoever" in defense policy, as Rep. Adam Smith of Washington, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, told Politico.

From Salon

Philadelphia’s District Attorney Larry Krasner, who is a Democrat, posted on X saying: “There is no factual basis whatsoever within law enforcement to support this wild allegation.”

From BBC