droll
amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish.
a droll person; jester; wag.
Archaic. to jest; joke.
Origin of droll
1synonym study For droll
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
The case standing thus, neither the Man, nor the Business, would admit of Drolling.
A Short View of the Immorality, and Profaneness of the English Stage | Jeremy CollierI am not sure but the horror of the spectators read more indignation into the subjects of the hapless drolling than they felt.
Literary Friends And Acquaintances | William Dean HowellsOne can almost see Mr. Fidge and Mr. Padge drolling it in his pages.
Highways & Byways in Sussex | E.V. LucasIs not this better, my boys, than trepanning an old drolling friar for a sequestered bond?
A Select Collection of Old English Plays | Robert DodsleyThe girl broke into a fondly approving laugh at his drolling.
The March Family Trilogy, Complete | William Dean Howells
British Dictionary definitions for droll
/ (drəʊl) /
amusing in a quaint or odd manner; comical
Origin of droll
1Derived forms of droll
- drollness, noun
- drolly, adverb
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