Meanings
adverbnilly-willy (comparative more nilly-willy, superlative most nilly-willy)
comparative more nilly-willy · superlative most nilly-willy
- archaicSynonym of willy-nilly.
Yet it has to be done and, nilly-willy, it is the business of the rabbi to take the foremost part.
1910, Jewish Charities, volumes 1-4, page 4Synonyms: willy-nilly
adjectivenilly-willy (comparative more nilly-willy, superlative most nilly-willy)
comparative more nilly-willy · superlative most nilly-willy
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbSynonym of willy-nilly.
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adjectiveSynonym of willy-nilly.
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with nilly-willy
chilebillysillychiliwillielillywillyPhillychillyChantillytillyhillyfillyfrillydillyshrillyghillieBilliguiltilygillieKillieskillyCincinnati chilimolehilly
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
nilly-willy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nilly-willy
MLA
“nilly-willy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nilly-willy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nilly-willy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nilly-willy.
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