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Definition of droll
: having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality his dignified presence decorated our droll little quarters — Gwendolyn Brooks
drollness
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Examples of droll in a Sentence
a droll little man with a peculiar sense of humor
a book of droll stories
Recent Examples of droll from the Web
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Reviewing an early Georges Feydeau comedy, a droll critic predicted that this master farceur would go mad and end his days in an asylum.
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It’s filled with the droll British wit of series creator Howard Overman’s previous science fiction show Misfits.
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The first is a woefully distended scene of hermetic fantasy that matters only for its payoff: a steampunk wall panel does weird things to Agent Cooper (and, in the conceit’s one droll touch, leaves him, or a version of him, shoeless).
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But studio fare is nowhere in sight on this year’s lineup, which instead favors more unorthodox European films such as alien romantic comedy How to Talk to Girls at Parties and Ruben Östlund’s droll morality play The Square.
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A wiry figure with a droll smile and a pencil mustache dyed to match his dark, combed-back hair greeted Captain Finney in the downtown Broadway offices of the Department of Mental Hygiene, where Brussel served as assistant commissioner.
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Burgess seizes every droll line and runs with it, giving the production a valuable lift.
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Next to arrive are psychologist Ernie Cusack (Dan Demers at his droll, subdued best) and his cooking-show wife, Cookie (authentically funny Kelly Hudson).
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The 80-year-old, 2008 presidential runner-up has taken to his newfound role as Republican Trump antagonist with something approaching glee, offering endless droll recriminations of the administration.
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Origin and Etymology of droll
French drôle, from drôle scamp, from Middle French drolle, from Middle Dutch, imp
Examples of droll in a Sentence
the drolls of late-night TV had a field day with that senator's sexual shenanigans
Recent Examples of droll from the Web
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Like her paintings, Madani is at once droll and punishingly serious.
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Origin and Etymology of droll
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Origin and Etymology of droll
see 1droll
DROLL Defined for English Language Learners
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: having an odd and amusing quality
DROLL Defined for Kids
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droller
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: having an odd or amusing quality a droll expression
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