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1. (adv.) willy-nilly
whether one wishes to or not; willingly or unwillingly.
2. willy-nilly
in a disorganized or unplanned manner; sloppily.
3. (adj.) willy-nilly
shilly-shallying; vacillating.
4. willy-nilly
disorganized; unplanned; sloppy.
Etymology: (1600–10; from the phrase will ye, nill ye. See will1, nill)
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1. (adverb) randomly, indiscriminately, haphazardly, willy-nilly, arbitrarily, at random, every which way
in a random manner
"the houses were randomly scattered"; "bullets were fired into the crowd at random"
2. (adverb) willy-nilly
without having a choice
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