as in humorous
causing or intended to cause laughter
made a droll comment about the commencement speaker's penchant for clichés
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as in comedian
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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Recent Examples of droll
Sarah Nechamkin, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2024
There are graphic novels with droll, sardonic dialogue.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2025
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
Bailey, deft and playful, chooses to be his own antic, a droll and often hostile jester.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Obviously, this is an even less interesting story than the already droll Disgruntled thing, which is hard to believe would catch Geist’s attention, even as a joke.
—Sarah Nechamkin, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2024
There are graphic novels with droll, sardonic dialogue.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
But unlike that 1996 Robert Rodriguez-Quentin Tarantino joint, Sinners isn’t winking at the audience from behind grotesque violence and droll B-movie tropes.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
Bailey, deft and playful, chooses to be his own antic, a droll and often hostile jester.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for droll
Adjective
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Mister Terrific, who is not a humorous man but is very funny because of it, gets very huffy over Superman’s jibes and storms off.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Others saw it as a humorous, if unsettling, glimpse into how AI is increasingly embedded in corporate communications.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
Noun
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For Stalter, a stand-up comedian who became a go-to scene stealer on Hacks, Too Much proved to be an unexpected gift from Dunham, who wrote the female protagonist with Stalter’s voice in mind after discovering her videos on TikTok.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
12 July 2025
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If nothing else, the comedians remain united by a common goal.—
Daniel Brown,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Largely, comedic multi-hyphenates who have gone on to enduring careers in front of and behind the camera.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
30 June 2025
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The comedic sci-fi film from Amazon MGM Studios follows Gosling, whose character makes a leap from unassuming teacher to an astronaut assigned to a risky space mission.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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Their loyalty and love for each other is rewarded just by being cooler and funnier than anyone else around.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
7 July 2025
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But a journalist and the comedian swapping professions for a day or two could be funny.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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The amusing interaction comes a few days after Plum appeared to urge referees to give Clark, 23-years-old, a technical foul for stepping onto the court during the Sparks' game against the Indiana Fever on Thursday, June 26.—
Grace Jordan-Weinstein,
People.com,
30 June 2025
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Although many other theories were quite amusing on social media.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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Hackman, Perrine and Beatty add a comical touch to all of their scenes.—
Martin Gold,
HollywoodReporter,
7 July 2025
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The film was always going to be a giant undertaking, but an almost comical series of unfortunate events had curtailed it into becoming one of the most expensive pictures Hollywood had ever produced… long before Burton even joined the project.—
Rance Collins,
IndieWire,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Created by Keenen Ivory Wayans and featuring several members of his comic family such as Jamie Foxx, Jim Carrey and a young dancer named Jennifer Lopez, the show attracted the hottest hip hop and R&B guests every Sunday.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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Its web comic adaptation was published in 2020 and is currently available worldwide in 10 languages, including English, Japanese and French.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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The main floor features a flowing open-concept living room, a gourmet kitchen with a double-wide island ripe for entertaining, and a formal dining room perfect for family gatherings .—
Miriam Schwartz,
Boston Herald,
27 June 2025
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Ker’s attempts to get fit enough to run a marathon in aid of the Wrexham Miners Project proved an entertaining subplot throughout series four.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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“Droll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/droll. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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