: having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality
his dignified presence decorated our droll little quarters—
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drollness
noun
drolled; drolling; drolls
archaic
Synonyms
Examples of droll in a Sentence
Adjective
a droll little man with a peculiar sense of humor
a book of droll stories
Noun
the drolls of late-night TV had a field day with that senator's sexual shenanigans
Recent Examples on the WebDavid Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
So much of the ostensible plot of the series is broad and so much of the execution is quite droll.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2024
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Adjective
LaBeouf gives the movie’s drollest performance as a snaky narcissist who goes for gender-fluid fashion.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
So much of the ostensible plot of the series is broad and so much of the execution is quite droll.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for droll
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“Droll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/droll. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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