droll
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adjective \ˈdrōl\Definition of DROLL
: 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
See Examples of DROLL
- a droll little man with a peculiar sense of humor
- a book of droll stories
Origin of DROLL
French drôle, from drôle scamp, from Middle French drolle, from Middle Dutch, imp
First Known Use: 1623
Related to DROLL
- Synonyms
- antic, chucklesome, comedic, comic, comical, funny, farcical, hilarious, humoristic, humorous, hysterical (also hysteric), killing, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, riotous, risible, screaming, sidesplitting, uproarious
- Antonyms
- humorless, lame, unamusing, uncomic, unfunny, unhumorous, unhysterical
2droll
nounDefinition of DROLL
Examples of DROLL
- <the drolls of late-night TV had a field day with that senator's sexual shenanigans>
First Known Use of DROLL
circa 1645
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