howsoever
Adv
- Regardless of the way in which.
- In any manner whatsoever.
- To whatever degree or extent.
Examples
- Howsoever they pleaded, their pleas went unheard.
- The party to this agreement may use the property whensoever and howsoever he or she pleases.
- Their evidence, howsoever true it may have been, was not believed.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English howsoevere, how-so-evere, how so evere. By surface analysis, how + so + ever.
Scrabble Score: 18
howsoever: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhowsoever: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
howsoever: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
howsoever: valid Words With Friends Word