droll
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adjective
1.
amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish.
noun
2.
a droll person; jester; wag.
verb (used without object)
3.
Archaic. to jest; joke.
Origin:
1615–25; < Middle French drolle pleasant rascal < Middle Dutch drol a fat little man
1615–25; < Middle French drolle pleasant rascal < Middle Dutch drol a fat little man
Related forms
droll·ness, noun
drol·ly, adverb
Antonyms
1. serious.
1. serious.
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droll (drəʊl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| amusing in a quaint or odd manner; comical | |
| [C17: from French drôle scamp, from Middle Dutch: imp] | |
| 'drollness | |
| —n | |
| 'drolly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
droll
1620s, from Fr. drole "odd, comical, funny" (1580s), in M.Fr. a noun meaning "a merry fellow," possibly from M.Du. drol "fat little fellow, goblin," or M.H.G. trolle "clown," ultimately from O.N. troll "giant, troll" (see troll (n.)).
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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droll
short comic scene or farce adapted from an existing play or created by actors, performed in England during the period of the Civil Wars and the Commonwealth (1642-60) while the London theatres were closed down by the Puritans. Because stage plays were prohibited at this time, actors developed other, shorter means of entertainment to circumvent the restrictions, performing drolls in inns and at fairs on improvised stages
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Example sentences
The article was both droll and overdue.
Combining these shrubs with colorful, winter-blooming bulbs can sustain the avid gardener through the last droll months of winter.
With a pinch of the tongue-in-cheek and a pound of perseverance, this droll wolf story is a charmer.
The collage-and-paint illustrations of the mice are droll.
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