Main Entry: ¹droll

Pronunciation: \ˈdrōl\

Function: adjective

Etymology: French drôle, from drôle scamp, from Middle French drolle, from Middle Dutch, imp

Date: 1623

: having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality <his dignified presence decorated our droll little quarters — Gwendolyn Brooks>

— droll·ness noun

— drol·ly \ˈdrō(l)-lē\ adverb