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willy nilly

Speech parts

1. willy nilly - Adjective

2. willy nilly - Adverb

4. willy nilly - Phrase

Meaning

See Will I, nill I, etc., under 3d Will.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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willy-nilly

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Examples

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

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