willy
willy · willier · williest
Self-willed; willfulSelf-willed; willful.
Recorded US: Neskaya, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
/ˈwɪli/
Meaning
2 senses(obsolete)Willing; favourable; ready; eager.
(Scotland, UK, dialectal)Self-willed; willful.
Origin
From Middle English willy, willi, equivalent to will + -y. Cognate with Dutch willig (“obeFrom Middle English willy, willi, equivalent to will + -y. Cognate with Dutch willig (“obedient, hearsome”), German willig (“willing”), Swedish villig (“willing, agreeable”).
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Forms
willier/more willy, williest/most willy| Comparative | willier / more willy Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | williest / most willy Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.