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Meaning of willy-nilly in English
Pronunciation
/ˌwɪliˈnɪli/
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Adverb
willy-nilly
Etymology
early 17th century: later spelling of will I, nill I ‘I am willing, I am unwilling’
Definitions
1.
in a random manner
Examples
« the houses were randomly scattered »
« bullets were fired into the crowd at random »
2.
without having a choice