droll
pronunciation
How to pronounce droll in British English:
UK [drəʊl]
How to pronounce droll in American English:
US [droʊl]
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- Adjective:
- comical in an odd or whimsical manner
Word Origin
- droll (adj.)
- 1620s, from French drôle "odd, comical, funny" (1580s), in Middle French a noun meaning "a merry fellow," possibly from Middle Dutch drol "fat little fellow, goblin," or Middle High German trolle "clown," ultimately from Old Norse troll "giant, troll" (see troll (n.)). Related: Drolly; drollish.
Example
- 1. In a smaller country this all might be dismissed as quaintly droll .
- 2. " Everybody knows " is a droll and cynical farewell to the sex revolution in light of the dangers of aids .
- 3. The droll lead , cary elwes , has a posse of best friends who kick butt .
- 4. I was hoping to cheer him up . Instead , he made me laugh with bawdy jokes and droll comments on current events .