Willingly

//ˈwɪlɪŋli// adv

adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Of one’s own free will; freely and spontaneously.

    "Now this is a process of the mind or thought, of which I would willingly know the foundation."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a willing manner wordnet

Synonyms

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eagerlyfaithfullyfavorablyfreelygladlygladly

Example

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"She would willingly come but she was on vacation."

Etymology

From Middle English willyngly, wyllyngly (“intentionally, deliverately; freely, gladly”), from Old English willendlīċe (“diligently”), equivalent to willing + -ly.

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