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  • 1. willingly
  • Rhymes with Willingly
  • Willingly in a sentence
  • Quotes about Willingly
Table of Contents
  • 1. willingly
  • Rhymes with Willingly
  • Willingly in a sentence
  • Quotes about Willingly
Etymology

1. willingly

adverb. ['ˈwɪlɪŋli'] in a willing manner.

Etymology

  • -ly (English)
  • -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
  • willing (English)

Rhymes with Willingly

  • chillingly

Sentences with willingly


1. Adverb
When humans realized they would bark when predators were near, they began to feed them willingly.

Quotes about willingly


1. Love is always bestowed as a gift - freely, willingly and without expectation. We don't love to be loved; we love to love.
- Leo Buscaglia

2. Money is not a motivating factor. Money doesn't thrill me or make me play better because there are benefits to being wealthy. I'm just happy with a ball at my feet. My motivation comes from playing the game I love. If I wasn't paid to be a professional footballer I would willingly play for nothing.
- Lionel Messi

3. I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it.
- William Shakespeare

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