: 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
Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society is the band’s most impressive union of ideas and performances, an ambitious song cycle that’s also charmingly droll and crammed with memorable hooks.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 29 Sep. 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 for those who wish to dive into more personal efforts from Ito, Junji Ito’s Cat Diary is a treat for fans of his droll good-naturedness and his ability to derive melodramatic panic out of everyday situations.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society is the band’s most impressive union of ideas and performances, an ambitious song cycle that’s also charmingly droll and crammed with memorable hooks.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 29 Sep. 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 21 Nov. 2024.
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