howsoever
/haʊsəʊˈɛvə
/formal or archaic
adverb [with adjective or adverb]
To whatever extent: any quantity howsoever small...
- Whatever his self-view, howsoever wide his terrorist network, there is no substitute for territory.
- It is the duty of the persons at the helm to ensure that no innocent person is punished, howsoever cumbersome the exercise of drawing a line between the ‘guilty ‘and ‘not-guilty‘.
- Thus, it is necessary and imperative that everyone struggles to imbibe and express values of selflessness, compassion, truthfulness and generosity in his character in howsoever small degree it may be possible for him.
conjunction
In whatever way; regardless of how: howsoever it came into being, it is good to look at...
- To the professor, the law is not an ass at all, nor can anyone, howsoever powerful, be allowed to make an ass of the law.
- In my judgment, ‘termination’ means the ending of the term of the agreement, howsoever that comes about, and ‘conclusion’ has a different and a wider meaning.
- But a notice in the form: ‘The Owner of the Bridge will not be held responsible for any loss or damage howsoever caused due to the state of the Bridge’ will be regarded as an attempt to exclude liability.
