willy-nilly

wil·ly-nil·ly  (wl-nl)

adv.

1. Whether desired or not: After her boss fell sick, she willy-nilly found herself directing the project.

2. Without order or plan; haphazardly.

adj.

1. Being or occurring whether desired or not: willy-nilly cooperation.

2. Disordered; haphazard: willy-nilly zoning laws.

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[Alteration of will ye (or he), nill ye (or he), be you (or he) willing, be you (or he) unwilling.]

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willy-nilly

Adverb

whether desired or not [Old English wile hē, nyle hē will he or will he not]

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	willy-nilly - in a random manner; "the houses were randomly scattered"; "bullets were fired into the crowd at random" arbitrarily, at random, every which way, haphazardly, indiscriminately, randomly
	2.	willy-nilly - without having a choice

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willy-nilly

adverb 1. whether you like it or not, necessarily, of necessity, perforce, whether or no, whether desired or not, nolens volens (Latin)

2. haphazardly, at random, randomly, without order, without method, without planning, any old how (informal)

Translations

willy-nilly [wɪlɪˈnɪlɪ] adv → quiérase o no

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willy-nilly [ˈwɪlɪˈnɪlɪ] adv → bon gré mal gré

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willy-nilly [ˈwɪlɪˈnɪlɪ] adv (= willingly or not) → wohl oder übel

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willy-nilly [ˈwɪlɪˈnɪlɪ] adv → volente o nolente