willy-nilly; whether one likes it or not
Adverbial phrase meaning something happens regardless of one's will; often used when a situation forces an outcome.
Willy-nilly, he was made to take on that job.
The match was canceled willy-nilly due to heavy rain.
Standard kanji spelling using 否 and 応.
Variant with 無く instead of なく; less common but still seen.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; sometimes used for readability.
From 否 (いや, 'no') + も + 応 (おう, 'yes') + も + なく, literally 'without no or yes', meaning without regard to one's agreement or refusal.