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droll
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droll  (drl)
adj. droll·er, droll·est
Amusingly odd or whimsically comical.
n. Archaic
A buffoon.
[French drôle, buffoon, droll, from Old French drolle, bon vivant, possibly from Middle Dutch drol, goblin.]
drollness n.
drolly adv.
droll
Adjective
quaintly amusing [French drôle scamp]
drollery n
drolly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
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
Translations
droll [drəul] adj → gracioso
droll [drəul] adj → drôle
droll [drəul] adj → drollig
droll [drəul] adj → buffo/a


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Along with play texts and masques written in the period, Randall examines pamphlets with dramatic touches, civic shows, puppet shows and drolls (nebulously defined short, comic entertainments), plays translated from classical and modern continental languages, and older plays reprinted in the period.
Winter Fruit: English Drama, 1642-1660 by Randall, Dale B.J. / Renaissance Quarterly
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