: 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
Examples of droll in a Sentence
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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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2025
There’s something about how Will Forte rolls with that name that’s quite droll.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
The interactions with locals, oblivious to the outsiders’ real motivations result in some of the most effectively droll scenes: Popa talking about her love affair with a French movie star is cackle worthy.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
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Adjective
There are graphic novels with droll, sardonic dialogue.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2025
There’s something about how Will Forte rolls with that name that’s quite droll.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
It’s smartly written, festooned with quirky business, farcical situations, droll asides.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
The interactions with locals, oblivious to the outsiders’ real motivations result in some of the most effectively droll scenes: Popa talking about her love affair with a French movie star is cackle worthy.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
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 19 Mar. 2025.
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