: having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality
His dignified presence decorated our droll little quarters.—
Gwendolyn Brooks
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drollness
noun
drolled; drolling; drolls
archaic
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
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
The drollest dairy origin story belongs to Rhoda Rindge Adamson.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Vin Knight is affecting as Leopold Bloom, an anxious outsider in his city, his subconscious, and his leaky body; Scott Shepherd plays multiple roles, but is particularly droll as Blazes Boylan, jitterbugging hornily through Dublin.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
Wilde delivers a pure-camp performance here, trying to one-up Miranda Priestly with her imperious workplace attitude, cover-girl eyeliner and droll line deliveries.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
But Nora remains a beloved, droll addition to the series.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
The drollest dairy origin story belongs to Rhoda Rindge Adamson.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Vin Knight is affecting as Leopold Bloom, an anxious outsider in his city, his subconscious, and his leaky body; Scott Shepherd plays multiple roles, but is particularly droll as Blazes Boylan, jitterbugging hornily through Dublin.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
Wilde delivers a pure-camp performance here, trying to one-up Miranda Priestly with her imperious workplace attitude, cover-girl eyeliner and droll line deliveries.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026
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“Droll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/droll. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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