Archaic conjunction meaning 'even now' or 'still', used in classical Japanese. Not used in modern speech.
古典文学では、「かかるほどに」が「それでもなお」の意味で使われることがある。
In classical literature, かかるほどに is sometimes used to mean 'even now' or 'still'.
The historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling 斯かる程に is conventionally associated with the archaic meaning 'even now'.