: having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality
his dignified presence decorated our droll little quarters—
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drollness
noun
drolled; drolling; drolls
archaic
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Adjective
a droll little man with a peculiar sense of humor
a book of droll stories
Noun
the drolls of late-night TV had a field day with that senator's sexual shenanigans
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Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
Rather, the art is droll or uncanny or extraordinary, still coherent, but enigmatic.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 5 Sep. 2024
Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Among the standout performances to enjoy are the very droll Tarra Conner Jones as bandleader Sweet Sue and the journeyman Broadway player Matt Loehr, who plays the Tony Curtis role of Joe here.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024
Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
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Adjective
The team’s droll, imperturbable manager, Dave Roberts, spent much of his summer issuing medical briefings on infirm pitchers.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
Rather, the art is droll or uncanny or extraordinary, still coherent, but enigmatic.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 5 Sep. 2024
Noun
But like so much later-era Simpsons, the periodically whimsical segment (Gaiman as the droll voice of Snowball V!) eventually becomes more about Homer than Lisa.
—Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Among the standout performances to enjoy are the very droll Tarra Conner Jones as bandleader Sweet Sue and the journeyman Broadway player Matt Loehr, who plays the Tony Curtis role of Joe here.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
Exactly what happens next and why won’t be revealed right away, since Irish writer-director Damian McCarthy deliberately jumbles the timeline of events in his effectively frightening and unexpectedly droll haunted-house horror.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Droll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/droll. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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