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Adjective: droll (droller,drollest)  drówl
  1. Comical in an odd or whimsical manner
    "a droll little man with a quiet tongue-in-cheek kind of humour"
Noun: droll  drówl
Usage: archaic
  1. A person who amuses others by ridiculous behaviour
    "The droll entertained the children with his silly antics and jokes";
    - clown, buffoon, goof [informal], goofball [N. Amer, informal], merry andrew [archaic]

Derived forms: drollest, drolls, droller

See also: humorous, humourous [Brit, Cdn, non-standard]

Type of: comedian, comic, funnyman

Encyclopedia: Droll