willy-nilly adv 1: in a random manner; "the houses were randomly scattered"; "bullets were fired into the crowd at random" [syn: {randomly}, {indiscriminately}, {haphazardly}, {willy- nilly}, {arbitrarily}, {at random}, {every which way}] 2: without having a choice
Nill \Nill\, v. i. To be unwilling; to refuse to act. [1913 Webster] The actions of the will are "velle" and "nolle," to will and nill. --Burton. [1913 Webster] {Will he, nill he}, whether he wills it or not; usually contracted to {willy-nilly}. [1913 Webster]