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[ wil-ee ] / ˈwɪl i /
verb (used with object), wil·lied, wil·ly·ing.towillow (textile fibers). Origin of willy1First recorded in 1825–35; special use of dialect willy, Old English wilige “basket” (originally one made of willow twigs); akin to willow Words nearby willywillowy, willpower, Wills, Willstätter, will to power, willy, willyard, willy-nilly, willywacks, willy wagtail, willy-willy Definition for willy (2 of 3)[ wil-ee ] / ˈwɪl i /
noun, plural wil·lies.Chiefly British Slang.Origin of willy2First recorded in 1900–05; possibly from Willy Definition for willy (3 of 3)[ wil-ee ] / ˈwɪl i /
nouna male given name, form of William. a female given name. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for willyAt the climax of the play, Willy Loman ruefully tells his two sons that he was fired that day from his job. From Katrina to the Clink: Ex New Orleans Mayor Heads to Prison|Jason Berry|February 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST As Steve Martin said on Twitter, “If you missed him as Willy Loman, you missed a Willy Loman for all time.” Philip Seymour Hoffman: An Actor First|Tim Teeman|February 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST But it was his Willy Loman that theater audiences of recent years will remember. Philip Seymour Hoffman: An Actor First|Tim Teeman|February 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST One lost game and he seems as bereft and broken as Willy Loman. The All-American Abuse of ‘Friday Night Tykes’|Tim Teeman|January 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Being inside is like a visit to a Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory of art: overwhelming, whimsical, and otherworldly. Graffiti-Covered Wynwood Is Quickly Becoming Miami’s Hippest New Neighborhood|Debra A. Klein|December 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST As she stood over Willy, parting the hair with her gentle finger upon his little pale brow, her tears dropped upon his face. A Life's Secret|Mrs. Henry Wood Next morning I called for Janet and, willy nilly, carried her off there and then to call on Alie. The Beautiful White Devil|Guy Boothby Willy was amply rewarded with the smile the young ladies bestowed on him. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader|W.H.G. Kingston All at once Willy Cameron was staring at a closed door, on the inner side of which a bolt was being slipped. A Poor Wise Man|Mary Roberts Rinehart “There are some people lying at the bottom of the boat,” observed Willy. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader|W.H.G. Kingston
British Dictionary definitions for willy
nounBritish informal a childish or jocular term for penis Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |