droll

droll  (drl)

adj. droll·er, droll·est

Amusingly odd or whimsically comical.

n. Archaic

A buffoon.

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[French drôle, buffoon, droll, from Old French drolle, bon vivant, possibly from Middle Dutch drol, goblin.]

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drollness n.

drolly adv.

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droll [drəʊl]

adj

amusing in a quaint or odd manner; comical

[from French drôle scamp, from Middle Dutch: imp]

drollness  n

drolly  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

droll - comical in an odd or whimsical manner; "a droll little man with a quiet tongue-in-cheek kind of humor" humorous, humourous - full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein"

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droll

adjective amusing, odd, funny, entertaining, comic, ridiculous, diverting, eccentric, ludicrous, humorous, quaint, off-the-wall (slang), laughable, farcical, whimsical, comical, oddball (informal), risible, jocular, clownish, waggish The band have a droll sense of humour.

Translations

droll [drəʊl] ADJ → gracioso, divertido

droll [ˈdrəʊl] adj → drôle

droll

adj, drolly

adv → komisch, amüsant

droll [drəʊl] adj (old) (humour) → ameno/a; (expression) → buffo/a, strambo/a

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droll [drəʊl] adj (old) (humour) → ameno/a; (expression) → buffo/a, strambo/a