さのみ

adverb

(not) much; (not) very

Used in negative contexts to mean 'not particularly' or 'not so much'. Similar to さほど, but more literary or old-fashioned.

See also: さほど

• 彼かれの話はなしはさのみ面おも白しろくはなかった。

  His story was not particularly interesting.

adverb

like this; as a rule

Archaic usage meaning 'in this way' or 'generally'. Not used in modern Japanese.

• 古こ語ごでは「さのみ」を「このように」の意い味みで用もちいた。

  In classical Japanese, さのみ was used to mean 'like this'.