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quālis-cumque, quale-cumque, or -cunque (separated: quale id cumque est, Cic. N. D. 2, 30, 76; Ov. P. 4, 13, 6), adj. [qualis].

  1. I. Rel., of what quality soever, of whatever kind (class.).
    1. A. With verb: licet videre, qualescumque summi civitatis viri fuerunt, talem civitatem fuisse, Cic. Leg. 3, 14, 31: sed homines benevolos, qualescumque sunt, grave est insequi contumeliā, be they as they may, id. Att. 14, 14, 5.
    2. B. Absol. by ellipsis of verb, in emphatic expressions (v. Zumpt, § 706): qualicumque urbis statu sisti potuisse, Liv. 2, 44, 10: pluris qualemcunque vitam honestā morte aestimare, Curt. 5, 8, 6: si libertatem sequimur, qui locus hoc dominatu vacat? Sin qualemcunque locum, etc., Cic. Fam. 4, 8, 2; id. Att. 9, 6, 4: imperatores voto expetere, qualescumque tolerare, Tac. H. 4, 8; id. A. 11, 4: carmina lector Commendet dulci qualiacumque sono, Ov. A. A. 2, 283; Liv. 38, 9, 2; Quint. 9, 10, 1; 11, 1, 14; Curt. 5, 9, 12; Suet. Calig. 8; Plin. 18, 16, 40, § 141.
  2. II. Transf., indef., any without exception, any whatever: sin qualemcumque locum sequimur, quae est domestica sede jucundior? Cic. Fam. 4, 8, 2; Manil. 2, 856.
    Hence, adv.: quālĭtercumquē or -cunquē, in what way soever, howsoever, be it as it may (post-Aug.), i. q. utcunque, Col. 2, 10, 2: proeliare, Just. 2, 11, 11; Flor. 3, 19, 1; Col. 11, 3, 34; Dig. 27, 1, 21.