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willy nilly
adverb
Whether desired or not.
1954
: The outer world is what we wake up to every morning of our lives, is the place where,
willy-nilly
, we must try to make our living. " Aldous Huxley,
The Doors of Perception
(Chatto & Windus 1954, p. 36)
(
idiom
) Without regard for consequences or the will of those affected.
So people chasing money churn out novels .
Seemingly at random.
Alice in Wonderland describes a place where random things happen all .
Translations:
Etymology:
Originally "will he, nill he" or "will ye, nill ye"; see
will
,
nill
.
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