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(Entry 1 of 2)
causing or intended to cause laughter
- made a droll comment about the commencement speaker's penchant for clichés
Synonyms for droll
- antic,
- chucklesome,
- comedic,
- comic,
- comical,
- farcical,
- funny,
- hilarious,
- humoristic,
- humorous,
- hysterical
- (also hysteric),
- killing,
- laughable,
- ludicrous,
- ridiculous,
- riotous,
- risible,
- screaming,
- sidesplitting,
- uproarious
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nounSynonyms of droll (Entry 2 of 2)
a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor
- the drolls of late-night TV had a field day with that senator's sexual shenanigans
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“Droll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/droll. Accessed 21 Oct. 2020.
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The first known use of droll was in 1623
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