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nilly-willy

  • /ˌnɪliˈwɪli/

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adverb more nilly-willy · most nilly-willy

  1. archaic Synonym of willy-nilly. Yet it has to be done and, nilly-willy, it is the business of the rabbi to take the foremost part.

    Similar: willy-nilly

adjective more nilly-willy · most nilly-willy

  1. archaic Synonym of willy-nilly.

    Similar: willy-nilly

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@misc{nilly_willy_2026,
  title = {nilly-willy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nilly-willy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}