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- Dictionarydroll/drəʊl/
adjective
- 1. curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement: "his unique brand of droll self-mockery" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a jester or entertainer; a buffoon. archaic
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droll: [adjective] having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality.
DROLL definition: 1. humorous, especially in an unusual way: 2. humorous, especially in an unusual way: 3. amusing…. Learn more.
DROLL meaning: 1. humorous, especially in an unusual way: 2. humorous, especially in an unusual way: 3. amusing…. Learn more.
Droll definition: amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish.. See examples of DROLL used in a sentence.
Amusing in a quaint or odd manner; comical.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
droll: 1 adj comical in an odd or whimsical manner “a droll little man with a quiet tongue-in-cheek kind of humor” Synonyms: humorous , humourous full of or characterized by humor
Very droll, I’m sure! There was a droll, cynical expression on his face. Word Origin early 17th cent. (as an adjective): from French drôle, perhaps from Middle Dutch drolle ‘imp, goblin’. Definitions on the go. Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
Droll definition: Amusingly odd or whimsically comical. Origin of Droll From French drôle (“comical, odd, funny”), from drôle (“buffoon”) from Middle French drolle (“a merry fellow, pleasant rascal”) from Old French drolle (“one who lives luxuriously”), from Middle Dutch drol (“fat little man, goblin”) from Old Norse troll (“giant, troll”) (compare Middle High German ...
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Define droll. droll synonyms, droll pronunciation, droll translation, English dictionary definition of droll. ) adj. droll·er, droll·est Amusingly odd or whimsically comical. n. Archaic An amusing or whimsically comical person. droll′ness n. drol′ly adv.
