Etymology: [ "wi-lE-'ni-lE ] (adverb or adjective.) 1608. Originally ‘will he, nill he’ or ‘will ye, nill ye’, meaning ‘be he willing, be he unwilling’; see will, nill., World Wide Words, by Michael Quinion
Seemingly at random, haphazardly, Without regard for consequences or the will of those affected, Whether desired or not, See Will I, nill I, etc, under 3d Will, Alternative spelling of willy nilly, without direction or planning; haphazardly, whether one likes it or not, in a random manner; "the houses were randomly scattered"; "bullets were fired into the crowd at random", without having a choice, impotent, it must be, it has to happen, If something happens to you willy-nilly, it happens whether you like it or not. The government were dragged willy-nilly into the confrontation, If someone does something willy-nilly, they do it in a careless and disorganized way, without planning it in advance. Clerks bundled papers into files willy-nilly, Nolens volens; willing or not Will-he, nill-he, where nill is n' negative, and will, just as nolens is n'-volens, (adj), impotent,
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Seemingly at random, haphazardly - "Alice in Wonderland describes a place where random things happen all willy nilly."
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Without regard for consequences or the will of those affected - "So people chasing money churn out novels willy nilly."
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Whether desired or not
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See Will I, nill I, etc
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under 3d Will
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Alternative spelling of willy nilly
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without direction or planning; haphazardly
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whether one likes it or not
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in a random manner; "the houses were randomly scattered"; "bullets were fired into the crowd at random"
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without having a choice
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impotent
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it must be, it has to happen
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If something happens to you willy-nilly, it happens whether you like it or not. The government were dragged willy-nilly into the confrontation
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If someone does something willy-nilly, they do it in a careless and disorganized way, without planning it in advance. Clerks bundled papers into files willy-nilly
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Nolens volens; willing or not Will-he, nill-he, where nill is n' negative, and will, just as nolens is n'-volens
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