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And, as the enigmatic front man to an avant garde indie rock group, he is droll, perceptive, and splendidly weird.
Oscars 2015: The Daily Beast’s Picks, From Scarlett Johansson to ‘Boyhood’|Marlow Stern|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And Pratt is at once macho, charming, and droll; a Han Solo for the Facebook generation.
The Next Han Solo: Chris Pratt on His Star-Making Turn in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’|Marlow Stern|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But unlike True Detective it was also droll, playful, quirky, invigorating, and creative.
‘True Detective,’ Obsessive-Compulsive Noir, and ‘Twin Peaks’|Jimmy So|March 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Truth in Advertising balances the droll with the hopeful and the glib with the heartfelt.
This Week’s Hot Reads: Jan. 7, 2013|Mythili Rao|January 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Ronson himself—inquiring, droll, more than a bit nerdy—is the self-deprecating guide and hero of these adventures.
This Week’s Hot Reads: November 6, 2012|Mythili Rao|November 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The droll things were called the "Little Ease," and seemingly, were intended to create merriment.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 99, Sept. 27, 1890|Various
Yesterday was exactly the sort of a day I love best—a spicy, unexpected, amusing day—crowned with a droll adventure.
The Friendly Road|(AKA David Grayson) Ray Stannard Baker
What more painfully remote from drollery than his efforts to be droll?
The Writings of James Russell Lowell in Prose and Poetry, Volume V|James Russell Lowell
Were she a Frenchwoman she would have said, But, sir, you are droll.
The Message|Louis Tracy
This idea seemed so droll that he could not refrain from smiling.
The Crystal Hunters|George Manville Fenn

British Dictionary definitions for droll

droll

/ (drəʊl) /

adjective

amusing in a quaint or odd manner; comical

Derived forms of droll

drollness, noundrolly, adverb

Word Origin for droll

C17: from French drôle scamp, from Middle Dutch: imp

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