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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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Oftener than once her coming had interrupted the droll story with which Robert was entertaining some amused group of married women.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories by Chopin, Kate View in context
John is a cautious man," he said, with a droll smile, "and it is not always easy to get his opinion about people, so I thought if I beat the bush on this side the birds would fly out, and I should learn what I wanted to know quickly; so now we will come to business.
Black Beauty by Sewell, Anna View in context
As to Porthos--oh, as to Porthos, faith, that's a droll affair
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