Definition of willy-nilly Willy-nilly

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We found 6 definitions of willy-nilly from 3 different sources.

What does willy-nilly mean?

Adverb
willy-nilly - without having a choice
willy-nilly - in a random manner; "the houses were randomly scattered"; "bullets were fired into the crowd at random"
		randomly, indiscriminately, haphazardly, arbitrarily, at random, every which way

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willy-nilly (Adverb)
Whether desired or not.
willy-nilly (Adverb)
Without regard for consequences or the will of those affected.
willy-nilly (Adverb)
Seemingly at random, haphazardly.