ad lib vs howsoever

ad lib

adv
  • To whatever extent. 

  • Extemporaneously. 

  • At will. 

  • At pleasure. 

adj
  • Extemporaneous, impromptu. 

verb
  • To perform without preparation. 

  • To perform without script. 

  • To perform extemporaneously. 

howsoever

adv
  • To whatever degree or extent. 

  • Regardless of the way in which. 

  • In any manner whatsoever. 

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