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willingly

[ wil-ing-lee ]
/ ˈwɪl ɪŋ li /
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adverb
in a consenting and often cheerful way:They volunteer for duty on faraway battlefields, willingly putting their lives on the line to fight and possibly die for their country.
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Origin of willingly

First recorded before 900; equivalent to willing + -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM willingly

o·ver·wil·ling·ly, adverbpre·wil·ling·ly, adverbqua·si-wil·ling·ly, adverb
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