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droll

  [drohl] adjective, -er, -est, noun, verb
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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; < MF drolle pleasant rascal < MD drol a fat little man

Related forms:
drollness, noun
drolly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. diverting, odd, witty. See amusing. 2, 3. clown.

Antonyms:
1. serious.
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droll   (drōl)   
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.]
droll'ness n., drol'ly adv.
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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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