Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

howsoever

/ˌhaʊsoʊˈɛvəɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: how-so-ev-er
IPA: /ˌhaʊsoʊˈɛvəɹ/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Regardless of the way in which.

adv

In any manner whatsoever.

adv

To whatever degree or extent.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From Middle English howsoevere, how-so-evere, how so evere. By surface analysis, how + so + ever.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: howsoevere

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌhaʊsoʊˈɛvəɹ/

Inflected Forms

howsever (alternative)

Rhymes With

never ever now or never however whatever forever whenever whoever wherever clever whatsoever trevor

Questions

How do you pronounce howsoever?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhaʊsoʊˈɛvəɹ/.
What does howsoever mean?: Regardless of the way in which.
Where does howsoever come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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