droll
[ drohl ]
/ droʊl /
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adjective, droll·er, droll·est.
amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish.
noun
a droll person; jester; wag.
verb (used without object)
Archaic. to jest; joke.
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Origin of droll
1615–25; <Middle French drolle pleasant rascal <Middle Dutch drol a fat little man
synonym study for droll
1. See amusing.
OTHER WORDS FROM droll
drollness, noundrolly, adverbWords nearby droll
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British Dictionary definitions for droll
droll
/ (drəʊl) /
adjective
amusing in a quaint or odd manner; comical
Derived forms of droll
drollness, noundrolly, adverbWord Origin for droll
C17: from French drôle scamp, from Middle Dutch: imp
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