droll

[ drohl ]
/ droʊl /

adjective, droll·er, droll·est.

amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish.

noun

a droll person; jester; wag.

verb (used without object)

Archaic. to jest; joke.

Origin of droll

1615–25; < Middle French drolle pleasant rascal < Middle Dutch drol a fat little man

synonym study for droll

1. See amusing.

OTHER WORDS FROM droll

droll·ness, noun drol·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for droll

droll
/ (drəʊl) /

adjective

amusing in a quaint or odd manner; comical

Derived forms of droll

drollness, noun drolly, adverb

Word Origin for droll

C17: from French drôle scamp, from Middle Dutch: imp