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Meaning of 'droll' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Droll [ n.]
- One whose practice it is to raise mirth by odd tricks; a jester; a buffoon; a merry-andrew.
- Something exhibited to raise mirth or sport, as a puppet, a farce, and the like.
2 . Droll [ superl.]
- Queer, and fitted to provoke laughter; ludicrous from oddity; amusing and strange.
3 . Droll [ v. i.]
- To jest; to play the buffoon.
4 . Droll [ v. t.]
- To lead or influence by jest or trick; to banter or jest; to cajole.
- To make a jest of; to set in a comical light.

Meaning of 'droll' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . droll [ s]
Meaning (1):
- comical in an odd or whimsical manner
Example in sentence:
  • a droll little man with a quiet tongue-in-cheek kind of humor

Nearby Words:

drock drofland drogher drogman drogoman drogue droh droil droit droitural

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