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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Whichever

Whichever \Which*ev"er\, Whichsoever \Which`so*ev"er\, pron. & a. Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one (of two or more) which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
whichever

late 14c., from which + ever. Emphatic extended form whichsoever attested from mid-15c.

Wiktionary
whichever

det. Any one or a number of a group. pron. Any one or a number of a group.

Usage examples of "whichever".

The balance will shift, Cranston, from Renz to Alker, or vice versa, whichever is guilty.

Since the sidereal, tropical and anomalistic years are so close together in length, we get sensibly the same answer whichever one we choose.

I got to the assumption or conclusion, whichever you like, that certain people had been asphyxiated by the action of moths.

It is that when another king follows another Queen of Egypt up the pyramid whence this one fell, whichever it may have been, and there wins her love, the avenging spirit of her who threw herself thence will find rest and no more bring destruction upon men.

When Gunning eased Biter off the wind a mile below them, so that whichever way she steered she could not slip past, the quarry tried no avoiding action nor did her people make a move for any of her guns.

Still later, he was shuffled once more, to get into a position to reinforce either Cocke or Bonham, whichever might need his assistance most.

Then he realized that it could be easily explained by either Quinn or Crull - whichever was the traitor in the party.

David and Lia and their brood, and Aunt Evelyn and Uncle Walter can stay with us or on the dahabeeyah, whichever they prefer.

Our boss and Eddie Fosser decided that whichever one of us scores higher on the competition this weekend will get it.

Balbi went to the stern, ordered the boatman to stand at the bow, and told him that he need not enquire where we were going, that he would steer himself whichever way he thought fit.

Not only did splitting up ruin any chance for a convoy to use their wedges for mutual protection, but it also strung the ships out into a space-going shish kabob, presenting the raider with a series of bite-sized morsels from which he could choose whichever looked the tastiest.

The lady of the house should sit at a table, dignified and precise, listen attentively to the suggestions made by the Khansamah, sometimes query them and make a suggestion herself, and then give way or insist, whichever etiquette demanded.

Rodney Casper or Marty Lunk - whichever reached the goal first - would encounter The Shadow as guardian of the Spanish gems!

A purer or milder spirit than hers, one that more sensitively shrinks from rude collision, does not exist, and yet, on whichever side she turns her eyes, she meets with appalling prejudices or opinions to drive a gentle nature like hers to madness It may be a misfortune, Adelheid, to want instruction, and to be fated to pass a life in the depths of ignorance, and in the indulgence of brutal passions, but it is scarcely a blessing to have the mind elevated above the tasks which a cruel and selfish world so frequently imposes.

Back then, whichever route you took, you were still left with two and a half miles of Imperial Highway to cover or three miles on El Segundo Boulevard.