howandever

English

Alternative forms

• how-and-ever, howanever

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌhaʊəndˈɛvə(ɹ)/, /ˌhaʊənˈɛvə(ɹ)/

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Adverb

howandever (not comparable)

1. (Ireland, dialectal, conjunctive) However, nevertheless, anyway.
   • 1860 November, William Carleton, “The Rapparee. A Historical Sketch. Chapter V.”, in Duffy's Hibernian Magazine, volume 1, number 5, Dublin, London: James Duffy, →OCLC, page 197:

     Such was his terror, howandever, of the Captain, that he was afeard either to go for the money himself, or to send for it by another.

   • 1922 February, James Joyce, “[Episode 12: Cyclops]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 298:

     So howandever, as I was saying, the old dog seeing the tin was empty starts mousing around by Joe and me. I'd train him by kindness, so I would, if he was my dog. Give him a rousing fine kick now and again where it wouldn't blind him.

   • 2012, Honor Molloy, Smarty Girl: Dublin Savage, Boston, M.A.: Gemma, →ISBN, page 43:

     Howandever, at the selfsame time, there was a gang of fellas from the valley of kings follying the very same pointy star. And didn't that pointy star point them king-fellas in the direction of Mary's cowstable.