- osaosa not at all, not in the least
Used in negative sentences to emphasize that something is not the case at all, often in formal or written contexts.
彼の言うことはおさおさ信じない。
Kare no iu koto wa osaosa shinjinai.
I don't believe what he says at all.
その計画はおさおさ成功しないだろう。
Sono keikaku wa osaosa seikou shinai darou.
That plan will not succeed in the least.
⚖️ Often confused with 'sappari', but 'sappari' is more casual and can mean 'not at all' or 'completely'.
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