Usually means: Willingly or unwillingly; like it.
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  3. nolens volens: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  9. Nolens Volens: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  11. Nolens Volens: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)

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▸ adverb:  Willing or unwilling; willy-nilly.

Similar:
needless, choicelessly, unwarnedly, causelessly, carte blanche, blithely, motivelessly, unweetingly, unawares, unthoughtedly, more...

Opposite:
willingly, voluntarily, freely

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Similar:
needless, choicelessly, unwarnedly, causelessly, carte blanche, blithely, motivelessly, unweetingly, unawares, unthoughtedly, more...

Opposite:
willingly, voluntarily, freely



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