First Known Use: 1623
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1droll
adjective \ˈdrōl\
: having an odd and amusing quality
Full Definition of DROLL
: having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality <his dignified presence decorated our droll little quarters — Gwendolyn Brooks>
— droll·ness noun
— drol·ly \ˈdrō(l)-lē\ adverb
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Origin of DROLL
French drôle, from drôle scamp, from Middle French drolle, from Middle Dutch, imp
Related to DROLL
- Synonyms
- antic, chucklesome, comedic, comic, comical, funny, farcical, hilarious, humoristic, humorous, hysterical (also hysteric), killing, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, riotous, risible, screaming, sidesplitting, uproarious
- Antonyms
- humorless, lame, unamusing, uncomic, unfunny, unhumorous, unhysterical
2droll
noun
Definition of DROLL
First Known Use of DROLL
circa 1645
3droll
verb
Definition of DROLL
intransitive verb
archaic First Known Use of DROLL
1654
DROLL Defined for Kids
droll
adjective \ˈdrōl\
drollerdroll·est
Definition of DROLL for Kids
: having an odd or amusing quality <a droll expression>
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