1. a. : in whatever manner or way. shall serve you, sir, truly, however else William Shakespeare. b. : to whatever degree or extent. couldn't convince him, however hard she tried. has done this for however many thousands of years Emma Hawkridge. 2. : in spite of that : on the other hand. still seems possible, however, that conditions will improve. More @Wikipedia
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