All 20 Uses of

however
in
BoneMan's Daughters

Today, however, he might take the father up on a similar offer.†
Chpt 15

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

If he'd misjudged BoneMan, however, he would wait at the Crow's Nest in vain without having the luxury of leaving, just in case BoneMan did finally show.†
Chpt 20 *

It was one of those sayings that impressed average humans because, however much they hoped they believed it, they simply couldn't.
Chpt 22 *

however = regardless of how

The medicinal smell of camphor associated with Noxzema, however, was the incense of the gods.†
Chpt 22

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

For an extended moment the man's muscle and connective tissue and bone demonstrated why this particular part of the body was so difficult to break, however small.
Chpt 26

however = regardless of how

However small the possibility, as long as he could wrap his mind around it he would keep his mind, his body, everything that was within him singularly focused on giving that possibility room to grow.
Chpt 30

However beautiful Alvin was, he'd seen that she was far more than he could ever hope to be.
Chpt 32

He surely could have found a far more manipulative incentive than this attempt to disturb him with pictures, however gruesome they were.†
Chpt 5

If it came down to it and this man was not bluffing, then he would have to accept the death of this boy, however monstrous it seemed.†
Chpt 5

Then he had to stop wasting time considering options that were impossibilities for him and focus on those that might be viable solutions, however unlikely.†
Chpt 7

He had to figure out how to convince them, a task that his mind, however stressed in the face of such rejection, was uniquely qualified to tackle.†
Chpt 12

Naturally, she was smart enough to look past all the trappings, however enjoyable they were.†
Chpt 16

However irrational it might seem, she put the blame for BoneMan on Ryan as much as on Burt.†
Chpt 19 *

Ryan let the thoughts circulate, like crows, taking whatever path they liked, however jerky or abstract.†
Chpt 20

He thought about reapplying, but the desire to hear the fear in Evans's voice was so great that he couldn't even concentrate on thoughts of reapplying, however enjoyable such thoughts might be.†
Chpt 22

However guilty Welsh was of countless sins, he was not deserving of what lay ahead any more than the children in the desert were deserving of Kahlid's hammer.†
Chpt 25

But his urgency had fallen on deaf ears and he'd shut down, mind set on the hope, however thin, that he could still get to BoneMan by making his appointment.†
Chpt 28

She needed him to feel connected to her so that ultimately he might, however unlikely, reconsider breaking her bones until she was dead.†
Chpt 29

Definitions:

(1) (however as in: However, complications may...)
though (or another expression that connects contrasting ideas)

(Based on idea 1 we might not expect idea 2, but this is a way of saying that even though idea 1 exists, we still have idea 2. Synonyms include in spite of that, despite that, nevertheless, nonetheless, on the other hand, in contrastand but.)
(2) (however as in: However much she tried...)
to whatever degree (regardless of how much; or whatever unspecified amount)
(3) (however as in: However you do it, get it done!)
in whatever way
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
meaning too rare to warrant focus:

Much more rarely (and arguably incorrectly), however can be used to intensify the word how, as when one says "However did you find her?" Grammarians would suggest using two words for that usage: "How ever did you find her?"