drolly
- a word derived from droll.
Example Sentences
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Among his many works of fiction were political thrillers, historical epics and drolly observed comedies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Lewis was drolly skeptical about wind instruments having a breakthrough.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2024
For about 2½ sluggish hours, the mostly amateurish acting saps the lifeblood out of a Stoker-based plot, the lone tolerable performances being Phoenix Cross’s drolly businesslike Van Helsing and Ben Topa’s suave Dracula.
From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2022
Restrained as a corset, it feels as if "The Essex Serpent" doesn't want us to excite ourselves or to get any ideas beyond the ones drolly lined out for us.
From Salon • May 14, 2022
Out behind the cabin, Isabeau, the tasselled lynx, stepped lightly to and fro along the length of his chain; and the great Pantalon sat drolly on his shaggy haunches sniffing the air.
From The Westerners by White, Stewart Edward
