ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WILLY-NILLY
Old English wile hē, nyle hē, literally: will he or will he not; nyle, from ne not + willan to will1.
2 QUOTES WITH «WILLY-NILLY»
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willy-nilly.
As the brain matures, one thing that happens is the pruning of the synapses. Synaptic pruning does not occur willy-nilly; it depends largely on how any one brain pathway is used.
My work more than didn't fit in. It crossed willy-nilly the boundaries that people had spent their lives building up. It hits some 30 subfields of biology, even geology.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WILLY-NILLY»
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willy-nilly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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One moment can change a life forever.
A car accident causes fifteen-year-old Izzy to lose one leg and face the need to start building a new life as an amputee.
Silly Willy Nilly is a very little elephant who just can't remember what his mother told him, until the day he figures out for himself why little elephants must stay away from lions.
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Do Not Say That,
Willy Nilly!
While on his way to the store to buy cabbage for dinner, Willy Nilly manages to say the wrong thing to almost everyone he meets.
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Wally's
Willy Nilly Neck
It is about making the most of the special talents you are given and how important friendships become along the way. This is a light, fun read and my fervent wish is to put a smile on every child's face.
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Through The Walls #2 :
Willy-
Nilly
Slice of life stories sprinkled with a dash of the supernatural, and served to comical and whimsical results.
Jean-Luc Cornette, Stéphane Oiry, 2013
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The Old Woman and the
Willy Nilly Man
When the old woman's shoes sing and dance all night and keep her awake, she goes to the scary Willy Nilly Man for help.
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Izzy,
Willy-
Nilly: LitPlan Teacher Pack
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Izzy,
Willy-
Nilly: Puzzle Pack
Here's a whole manual full of puzzles, games, and worksheets related to the novel!
Precocious, adventurous, and loaded with charm, Willy Nilly, twin armadillos from the Texas hill country, ramble from one exploit to another in their first book of action packed frivolity.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WILLY-NILLY»
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This App Keeps Your Phone From Connecting To The Internet …
This App Keeps Your Phone From Connecting To The Internet Willy-Nilly. Want to get away from the distractions of your phone but still use your phone? «Co.Exist, Jun 15»
Shepard Smith to WH: Fourth Amendment Forbids 'Willy-Nilly …
Fox News anchor Shepard Smith wasn't having any of the White House's defense of the USA Freedom Act, challenging press secretary Josh Earnest on his ... «Newsmax, Jun 15»
Government warns against companies 'willy nilly' retrenchments
THE government has called for productivity-based wages but has warned industry from retrenching workers 'willy-nilly' without exhausting all the other options. «New Zimbabwe.com, Jun 15»
Ruling May Stop Willy-Nilly Gadget Searches at US Borders
In addition, courts have previously upheld willy-nilly searches of laptops and phones along the US border. But a new ruling by Amy Berman Jackson, a federal ... «Wired, May 15»
Heyl: Letting parents keep kids willy-nilly out of class an educational …
Traveling by Jeep, boat and foot, Tribune-Review investigative reporter Carl Prine and photojournalist Justin Merriman covered nearly 2,000 miles over two ... «Tribune-Review, May 15»
Some willy-nilly weather terms
Not to be confused with willy-nilly, a willy-willy is a dust devil – in Australia. What's a dust devil you ask? Experts: Mythical Camille hurricane party never ... «Sun Sentinel, Apr 15»
Red Hat Squid web-proxy is not deleting files willy-nilly
Yes, the bug in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.7 Squid web caching proxy is a bad one. As the Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 1202858 reads, "restarting testing ... «ZDNet, Mar 15»
Affordable condo program doesn't deliver on councillors' expectations
Anderson said the idea to require developers to set aside condo units for affordable housing was developed “willy-nilly” and was never formalized with a city ... «CBC.ca, Mar 15»
Mom: We weren't 'willy-nilly exposing people' to measles
KEARNEY, Ariz. — For days, Jannae Yslas-Roach nursed herself and three of her children through the scourge of measles . Nausea, high fever and rash ... «USA TODAY, Feb 15»
DeLauro on Duckworth proxy vote: 'Rules don't willy-nilly get changed'
While her Democratic congressional colleagues spent hours this week in caucus and committee meetings, U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., spent those days ... «New Haven Register, Nov 14»
