nilly-willyadv.

Brit.

/ˌnɪlɪˈwɪli/, U.S.

/ˌnɪliˈwɪli/

Forms: 1600s nilli willi, 1800s– nilly-willy.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: willy-nilly adv.

Etymology: Alteration or variant of willy-nilly adv.

Now rare.

= willy-nilly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > necessity > [adverb] > whether one will or not

would…nouldOE

whether he (etc.) will or nillOE

will I (or) nill I (he, they, etc.)OE

maugre1340

nill he, will hea1400

who(ever) will or nillc1449

bongre maugrec1450

whether‥yea or no (also nay)1515

nolens volens1547

willing or nilling1578

volens nolens1602

willy-nilly1608

nilling, willing1657

nilly-willy1662

bon gré mal gré1818

wilta shalta1824

william-nilliam1907

1662 W. Hemings Jewes Trag. iii. 40 When the Benefactor is before him, he must nilli willi reign him according to the vigour of the Law.

1833 M. R. Lacy Fra-Diavolo i. i. 21 People now-a-days never think of parting with their money handsomely: you must take it from them nilly-willy!

1853 E. FitzGerald Gill Perez iii. i. 137 Of the four men here let one depart, and leave three, and one of the three leave two, and one of the two one;..it would still be nilly willy with me.

1880 ‘Ouida’ Moths III. 41 You belong to me, and you must continue to belong to me, nilly-willy.

1884 ‘V. Lee’ Euphorion II. 182 In these Italian Commonwealths,..poets are forced, nilly-willy, to be platonic.

1973 Transition No. 43. 15 The actual solution of problems will be forced nilly-willy to depart from the policy recommendations based on the simplistic diagnosis.

2001 Washington Times (Nexis) 2 Sept. c15 The allure of this species is..its willingness to attack nilly-willy almost any artificial lure or natural bait.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nilly-willy
释义	nilly-willyadv. Brit. /ˌnɪlɪˈwɪli/, U.S. /ˌnɪliˈwɪli/ Forms: 1600s nilli willi, 1800s– nilly-willy. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: willy-nilly adv. Etymology: Alteration or variant of willy-nilly adv. Now rare. = willy-nilly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > [adverb] > whether one will or not would…nouldOE whether he (etc.) will or nillOE will I (or) nill I (he, they, etc.)OE maugre1340 nill he, will hea1400 who(ever) will or nillc1449 bongre maugrec1450 whether‥yea or no (also nay)1515 nolens volens1547 willing or nilling1578 volens nolens1602 willy-nilly1608 nilling, willing1657 nilly-willy1662 bon gré mal gré1818 wilta shalta1824 william-nilliam1907 1662 W. Hemings Jewes Trag. iii. 40 When the Benefactor is before him, he must nilli willi reign him according to the vigour of the Law. 1833 M. R. Lacy Fra-Diavolo i. i. 21 People now-a-days never think of parting with their money handsomely: you must take it from them nilly-willy! 1853 E. FitzGerald Gill Perez iii. i. 137 Of the four men here let one depart, and leave three, and one of the three leave two, and one of the two one;..it would still be nilly willy with me. 1880 ‘Ouida’ Moths III. 41 You belong to me, and you must continue to belong to me, nilly-willy. 1884 ‘V. Lee’ Euphorion II. 182 In these Italian Commonwealths,..poets are forced, nilly-willy, to be platonic. 1973 Transition No. 43. 15 The actual solution of problems will be forced nilly-willy to depart from the policy recommendations based on the simplistic diagnosis. 2001 Washington Times (Nexis) 2 Sept. c15 The allure of this species is..its willingness to attack nilly-willy almost any artificial lure or natural bait. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1662
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