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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 [drəʊl]
adj
amusing in a quaint or odd manner; comical
[from French drôle scamp, from Middle Dutch: imp]
drollness  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
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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