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droll

(dr

l) KEY

ADJECTIVE:
droll·er, droll·est

Amusingly odd or whimsically comical.

NOUN:
Archaic

A buffoon.

ETYMOLOGY:
French drôle, buffoon, droll, from Old French drolle, bon vivant, possibly from Middle Dutch drol, goblin

OTHER FORMS:
drollness(Noun), drolly(Adverb)

Thesaurus: synonyms for droll

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