whatever

pron. Anything soever which; the thing or things of any kind; being this or that; of one nature or another; one thing or another; anything that may be; all that; the whole that; all particulars that; -- used both substantively and adjectively. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whatever fortune stays from his word. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whatever Earth, all-bearing mother, yields. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whatever be its intrinsic value. J. H. Newman. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Whatever often follows a noun, being used elliptically. “There being no room for any physical discovery whatever” [ sc. it may be ]. Whately. [ 1913 Webster ]