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[ adverb ] despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)

Examples

"although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it" "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed" "he was a stern yet fair master"

Used in print

(Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)

Even_so , he could not ease the tension of his body ; the rough surface of the earth itself seemed to resist every attempt on his part to relax .

(William Maxwell, The Chateau....)

They looked , even_so .

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