Definition of HOWSOEVER

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 Word
howsoever: 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