NILLY-WILLY

Meaning of NILLY-WILLY in English

|nilē|wilē adverb

Etymology: by alteration

: willy-nilly

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

WILLY — nilly adv. 1 whether one likes it or not, inevitably, necessarily, of necessity, perforce, whether or no, like it or …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WILLY — I. ˈwilē, -li noun ( -es ) Etymology: from (assumed) Middle English, from Old English wiliga, wilige; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WILLY — (n.) Same as 1st Willow, 2.
Английский словарь Webster
WILLY — (n.) A large wicker basket.
Английский словарь Webster
WILLY — ( n. ) Same as 1st Willow, 2.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WILLY — ( n. ) A large wicker basket.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WILLY — /wil"ee/ , n. 1. a male given name, form of William . 2. a female given name.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WILLY — /wil"ee/ , n. , pl. willies , v. , willied, willying . n. 1. willow (def. 4). v.t. 2. to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WILLY — n. male first name (short form of William)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WILLY — noun a large wicker basket. 2. willy ·noun ·same·as 1st willow, 2.
Webster English vocab
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Concise Oxford English vocab
WILLY — Willy, will|y BrE AmE ˈwɪl |i ▷ Willy|ies iz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WILLY — noun PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES the willies ▪ Had all the big men got the willies together? EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Slang English vocab
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Dirty English-Russian vocab
WILLY — (диалектизм) корзина (диалектизм) верша (текстильное) обеспыливать (шерсть)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WILLY — сущ.; уменьш. от William Вилли, Уилли
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WILLY — = Willie
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WILLY — сущ.; диал.1) корзина Syn:basket 1. 2) рыб. верша (рыболовное орудие типа ловушки, корзина конической формы со вставленной прутяной воронкой) Syn:fish-trap …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WILLY — сущ.; имя собст.; уменьш. от WilliamВилли, Уилли
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WILLY — (v) обеспыливать; обеспылить
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
WILLY — (n) корзина; пылевыколачивающая машина; угароочищающая машина
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
WILLY-NILLY — volente o ne volente, nolens volens
English interlingue dictionary
WILLY-NILLY — adverb or adjective Etymology: alteration of will I nill I or will ye nill ye or will he nill he …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WILLY-NILLY — I. ˈwilēˈnilē, -li...li adverb (or adjective) Etymology: alteration of will I nill I or will he nill he or will …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WILLY-NILLY — /wil"ee nil"ee/ , adv. 1. in a disorganized or unplanned manner; sloppily. 2. whether one wishes to or not; willingly …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WILLY-NILLY — willy-nilly BrE AmE ˌwɪl i ˈnɪl i
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WILLY-NILLY — / ˌwɪli ˈnɪli; NAmE / adverb ( informal ) 1. whether you want to or not : She was forced …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WILLY-NILLY — willy-nil ‧ ly /ˌwɪli ˈnɪli/ BrE AmE adverb [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: will I nill I '(whether) I am …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WILLY-NILLY — adv. & adj. --adv. whether one likes it or not. --adj. existing or occurring willy-nilly. [later spelling of will I, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WILLY-NILLY — adv. & adj. --adv. whether one likes it or not. --adj. existing or occurring willy-nilly. Etymology: later spelling of will …
Oxford English vocab
WILLY NILLY — see willy-nilly
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WILLY-NILLY — also willy nilly 1. If something happens to you willy-nilly , it happens whether you like it or not. The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WILLY NILLY — see willy-nilly
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WILLY-NILLY — also willy nilly 1. If something happens to you ~, it happens whether you like it or not. The government …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WILLY-NILLY — adverb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Today's church is being forced willy-nilly to deal with today's social problems. EXAMPLES FROM …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WILLY-NILLY — Function: adverb surely and without regard to plans or inclination FF1C; it seems that we must drift willy-nilly toward disaster …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WILLY-NILLY — adverb surely and without regard to plans or inclination it seems that we must drift willy-nilly toward disaster Synonyms: helplessly, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
WILLY-NILLY — 25B6; adverb cars were parked willy-nilly : HAPHAZARDLY, at random, randomly. we are, willy-nilly, in a new situation : WHETHER …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WILLY-NILLY — whether you want it or not, without choice I continue to receive junk mail - willy-nilly - like it or …
English Idioms vocab
WILLY-NILLY — whether you want it or not, without choice I continue to receive junk mail - willy-nilly - like it or …
English Idioms vocabulary
NOLENS VOLENS — [L] nolens volens , willy-nilly
Interlingua English vocab
NOLENS VOLENS — foreign term Etymology: Latin unwilling (or) willing ; willy-nilly
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BON GRÉ, MAL GRÉ — foreign term Etymology: French whether with good grace or bad ; willy-nilly
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OLD-GROWTH — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN forest ▪ Like the northern spotted owl, the tiny bird is dependent on old-growth …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
VOLENS — volens: nolens ~ = willy-nilly volens: nolens ~ = willy-nilly volens: nolens ~ = willy-nilly willy-nilly: willy-nilly волей-неволей
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ПОНЕВОЛЕ — нареч. willy-nilly, whether one likes it or not, against one`s will нареч. willy-nilly; against one's will
Русско-Английский словарь общей тематики
ХОЧЕШЬ НЕ ХОЧЕШЬ — разг. willy-nilly, (whether you) like it or not willy-nilly like it or not
Большой Русско-Английский словарь
ПОНЕВОЛЕ — нареч. willy-nilly against one's will нареч. разг. willy-nilly, whether one likes it or not, against one`s will
Большой Русско-Английский словарь
ВОЛЕЙ-НЕВОЛЕЙ — нареч. разг. willy-nilly, nolens volens, perforce нареч. whether one likes it or not, willy-nilly
Большой Русско-Английский словарь
VOLENS — volens: nolens ~ = willy-nilly volens: nolens ~ = willy-nilly volens: nolens ~ = willy-nilly willy-nilly: willy-nilly волей-неволей
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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