大して|たいしてtaishite[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. adverb(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especiallywith neg. sentence
   この仕事しごとはたいして骨ほねが折おれない。↗

   The work doesn't need much effort.

• RelatedあまりNeutralWith a negative it means 'not very, not much' and is more common in colloquial speech; 「大して」 is slightly stronger in tone and usually takes 「ない」.
• Antonym非常にひじょうにWrittenLeans toward written/formal prose; means 'very, extremely'. Used in affirmative sentences, the opposite of 「大して～ない」.
• Antonym大いにおおいにNeutralMeans 'greatly, to the fullest', as in 「大いに楽しむ」; the opposite of 「大して」.

Use 「大して」 with a negative to say something is not very much, as in 「大して難しくない」; 「あまり」 also works, especially in speech. For a high degree, use 「非常に」 or 「大いに」.

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1. （あとに打消うちけしの語ごを伴ともない）それほど。さほど。あまり。
2. 大おおいに。非常ひじょうに。