WILLY-NILLY


Meaning of WILLY-NILLY in English

also willy nilly

1.

If something happens to you ~, it happens whether you like it or not.

The government were dragged ~ into the confrontation.

ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV with cl

2.

If someone does something ~, they do it in a careless and disorganized way, without planning it in advance.

Clerks bundled papers into files ~.

ADV: usu ADV after v, also ADV with cl

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