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Definition of 'droll'English
Adjective
(er)
oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish
Synonyms
* See also
Derived terms
* drollery
* drolly
* drollness
Noun
( en-noun)
(archaic) A buffoon
* , Episode 12, The Cyclops
- Our two inimitable drolls did a roaring trade with their broadsheets among lovers of the comedy element and nobody who has a corner in his heart for real Irish fun without vulgarity will grudge them their hardearned pennies.
Verb
( en-verb)
(archaic) To joke, to jest.
* 1886 , Robert Louise Stevenson, Kidnapped
- "Eh, man," said I, drolling with him a little, "you're very ingenious! But would it not be simpler for you to write him a few words in black and white?
Anagrams
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Similar to 'droll'drawl, drill, drool, derail, dural, diaryl, drail, dreul, dowral, droil, darl
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