droll
[drohl]
- amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish.
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- a droll person; jester; wag.
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- 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
Synonyms
See more synonyms for droll on Thesaurus.com1. diverting, odd, witty. 2, 3. clown.
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1. See amusing.
Antonyms
1. serious.
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Indeed, it really seems to me,Who now am very old,The drollest bit of drolleryThat ever has been drolled.
Half-Hours with JimmieboyJohn Kendrick Bangs
droll
- amusing in a quaint or odd manner; comical
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Word Origin
C17: from French drôle scamp, from Middle Dutch: imp
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Word Origin and History for drolled
droll
adj.
1620s, from French drôle "odd, comical, funny" (1580s), in Middle French a noun meaning "a merry fellow," possibly from Middle Dutch drol "fat little fellow, goblin," or Middle High German trolle "clown," ultimately from Old Norse troll "giant, troll" (see troll (n.)). Related: Drolly; drollish.
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