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Rishonly Posted 20 years ago
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Willy-nilly
0 "New Jersey Attorney General's Office spokesman John Hagerty said the requirements reflect the fact that they are for "a serial killer who is not free to travel willy-nilly." 02 br
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00 In this context, what does "willy-nilly" mean? 0-
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0 01 a 05 0 00 02 a 00 0230href http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-wil2.htm
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0 Thanks for the reference, WWW. Since *****-nilly has a couple of other meanings, I am curious to understand what would be the actual meaning in this context. 0-
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01 font 00 "a serial killer who is not free to travel 01 i 00 *****-nilly 02 i 00 ." 02 font 00 The person does not have complete freedom to travel anywhere he wishes. There is also a suggestion in 01 i 00 doing something *****-nilly 02 i 00 that the acts may often be arbitrary or the result of
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01 font 00 "a serial killer who is not free to travel 01 i 00 *****-nilly 02 i 00 ." 02 font 00 The person does not have complete freedom to travel anywhere he wishes. There is also a suggestion in 01 i 00 doing something *****-nilly 02 i 00 that the acts may often be arbitrary or the result of
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