Definition of droll
(Entry 1 of 3)
: having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality
his dignified presence decorated our droll little quarters— Gwendolyn Brooks
droll
noundroll
verb
drolled; drolling; drolls
Definition of droll (Entry 3 of 3)
archaic
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The first known use of droll was in 1623
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