Adverb: willy-nilly ,wi-lee'ni-lee
- Whether wanting to or not; regardless of one's wishes
"willy-nilly, he had to accept the new work schedule";
- nolens volens
- In a random manner
"Papers were scattered willy-nilly across the desk";
- randomly, indiscriminately, haphazardly, arbitrarily, at random, every which way
Encyclopedia: Willy-nilly