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willingly

Definition of willingly

Etymology

    willing +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

Adverb

willingly

  1. Of one's own free will; freely and spontaneously.

    * 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 29.
    Now this is a process of the mind or thought, of which I would willingly know the foundation.

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