WILLY-NILLY


Meaning of WILLY-NILLY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ wɪli nɪli ]

also willy nilly

1.

If something happens to you willy-nilly , it happens whether you like it or not.

The government were dragged willy-nilly into the confrontation.

ADV : usu ADV with v , also ADV with cl

2.

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.

ADV : usu ADV after v , also ADV with cl

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