nilly-willy

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌnɪliˈwɪli/

Adverb

nilly-willy (comparative more nilly-willy, superlative most nilly-willy)

1. (archaic) Synonym of willy-nilly
   • 1910, Jewish Charities, volumes 1-4, page 4:

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

Adjective

nilly-willy (comparative more nilly-willy, superlative most nilly-willy)

1. (archaic) Synonym of willy-nilly

References

• John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary

Anagrams

• willy nilly, willy-nilly