Willingly

Willingly
Willingly Will"ing*ly, adv. In a willing manner; with free will; without reluctance; cheerfully. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

The condition of that people is not so much to be envied as some would willingly represent it. --Addison. [1913 Webster]


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  • willingly — index purposely, readily Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • willingly — adverb Of one’s own free will; freely and spontaneously. Now this is a process of the mind or thought, of which I would willingly know the foundation. Syn: gladly, happily …   Wiktionary

  • willingly — adv. Willingly is used with these verbs: ↑accept, ↑agree, ↑choose, ↑comply, ↑consent, ↑forgo, ↑join, ↑oblige, ↑participate, ↑sacrifice, ↑submit …   Collocations dictionary

  • willingly — adverb I willingly agreed to make a donation Syn: voluntarily, of one s own free will, of one s own accord; readily, without reluctance, ungrudgingly, cheerfully, happily, gladly, with pleasure …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • willingly — Voluntarily; unreluctantly; without reluctance, and of one s own free choice. See willful. As used in an instruction that one cannot invoke the doctrine of self defense if he enters a fight willingly, it means voluntarily, aggressively, and… …   Black's law dictionary

  • willingly — willing ► ADJECTIVE 1) ready, eager, or prepared to do something. 2) given or done readily. DERIVATIVES willingly adverb willingness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • willingly — adverb in a willing manner I willingly accept • Syn: ↑volitionally • Ant: ↑unwillingly • Derived from adjective: ↑volitional (for: ↑v …   Useful english dictionary

  • willingly — adverb see willing …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • willingly — See willing. * * * …   Universalium

  • willingly — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. gladly, readily, freely, obediently, voluntarily, with relish, at one s pleasure, on one s own account, of one s own accord, with open arms, with good cheer, without demur, with pleasure, cheerfully, with all one s… …   English dictionary for students

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