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Definition of 'Droll' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) droll
amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish.

2. (n.) droll
a droll person; jester; wag.

Etymology:  (1615–25; < MF drolle pleasant rascal < MD drol a fat little man)

Definition of 'Droll' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) droll
comical in an odd or whimsical manner
"a droll little man with a quiet tongue-in-cheek kind of humor"


Definition of 'Droll' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Droll
one whose practice it is to raise mirth by odd tricks; a jester; a buffoon; a merry-andrew

2. (noun) Droll
something exhibited to raise mirth or sport, as a puppet, a farce, and the like

3.  Droll
queer, and fitted to provoke laughter; ludicrous from oddity; amusing and strange

4. (verb) Droll
to jest; to play the buffoon

5. (verb) Droll
to lead or influence by jest or trick; to banter or jest; to cajole

6. (verb) Droll
to make a jest of; to set in a comical light



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