howsoever /ˌhaʊsoʊˈɛvəɹ/ adverb3 •(formal, no longer used) Regardless of the way in which.Howsoever they pleaded, their pleas went unheard. •(formal, no longer used) In any manner whatsoever.The party to this agreement may use the property whensoever and howsoever he or she pleases. •(formal, no longer used) To whatever degree or extent.Their evidence, howsoever true it may have been, was not believed.