ever vs howsoever

ever

adv
  • In any way. 

  • As intensifier following an interrogative word. 

  • Continuously, constantly, all the time (for the complete duration). 

  • At any time. 

  • Always, frequently, forever. 

adj
  • Occurring at any time, occurring even but once during a timespan. 

det
  • Shortening of every 

howsoever

adv
  • In any manner whatsoever. 

  • To whatever degree or extent. 

  • Regardless of the way in which. 

How often have the words ever and howsoever occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )