in any way vs willy-nilly

in any way

willy-nilly

adv
  • Seemingly at random; haphazardly. 

  • Whether desired or not; without regard for the consequences or the wishes of those affected; whether willingly or unwillingly. 

adj
  • That happens whether willingly or unwillingly. 

How often have the words in any way and willy-nilly occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )