Willy nilly

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of willy-nilly. alt-of, alternative

    "Whenever I see a long handsome neck, willy nilly, the thought will come uppermost—What a capital neck for carving! Those cursed executions! One can't rid one's mind of them."

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"Whenever I see a long handsome neck, willy nilly, the thought will come uppermost—What a capital neck for carving! Those cursed executions! One can't rid one's mind of them."