1. willy nilly - Adjective
2. willy nilly - Adverb
4. willy nilly - Phrase
See Will I, nill I, etc., under 3d Will.
Source: Webster's dictionarywilly-nilly
the houses were randomly scattered Source: Internet
bullets were fired into the crowd at random Source: Internet
And this is like saying that the CPDM has, willy-nilly, recognized the peculiar nature of the journalism profession, which has its own ethics, standards and trends. Source: Internet
Growing with the willy-nilly annexation of the surrounding oil-rich flatlands, its 600 square miles make it one of the geographically largest cities in the world. Source: Internet
This means spending less on vulgar entertainment, super-fancy food, ostentatious clothing, extravagant vacations and other luxury goods – which, willy-nilly, is the situation we’ve all been forced into now. Source: Internet
Laid out with no discernable order, it's easy to dip in and out of it "willy-nilly" (a phrase as old as Chaucer, we're told). Source: Internet