droll
[ drohl ]
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.
Origin of droll
1First recorded in 1615–25; from Middle French drolle “pleasant rascal,” perhaps from Middle Dutch drol “elf, goblin, fat little man,” ultimately from Old Norse; cf. troll2
synonym study For droll
1. See amusing.
Other words for droll
Opposites for droll
Other words from droll
- drollness, noun
- drolly, adverb
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How to use droll in a sentence
Indeed, it really seems to me,Who now am very old,The drollest bit of drolleryThat ever has been drolled.
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British Dictionary definitions for droll
droll
/ (drəʊl) /
adjective
amusing in a quaint or odd manner; comical
Origin of droll
1C17: from French drôle scamp, from Middle Dutch: imp
Derived forms of droll
- drollness, noun
- drolly, adverb
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