droll

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Adjective droll has 1 sense

droll - comical in an odd or whimsical manner; "a droll little man with a quiet tongue-in-cheek kind of humor"
Antonyms: humorless, humourless, unhumorous (indirect, via humorous)

Definitions from the Web

droll (adjective)

meaning: amusing in an odd or whimsical way

sample sentence: The droll clown kept the audience entertained with his silly antics.

droll (noun)

meaning: a comedian or jester

sample sentence: The droll entertained the crowd with his hilarious jokes.

droll (verb)

meaning: to entertain or amuse in a whimsical manner

sample sentence: The comedian drolled the audience with his clever one-liners.

droll (adverb)

meaning: in a whimsically amusing manner

sample sentence: The clown made the children laugh drolly with his unique tricks.