droll — curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement
Pronunciation (IPA): /droʊl/
Example Sentences
- The professor's droll remarks about student excuses kept the class entertained.
- She had a droll way of describing her disastrous cooking experiments.
- His droll expression suggested he found the whole situation absurd.
droll
ADJECTIVE[/droʊl/]
curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement
His droll remark about the boss made the whole meeting quietly crack up.
D(dog) + ROLL(roll) — instead of a normal trick, the D(dog) did a silly ROLL(roll) on the floor, showing a highly droll talent.
The scary troll opened the magical scroll and suddenly made a completely droll and silly face.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From 17th-century French 'drôle' meaning 'funny little person' or 'amusing fellow.' The word originally described a comical character who entertained others with understated, quirky humor rather than loud jokes.
Breakdown
drôle (French root meaning 'amusing little fellow') - no clear prefix/suffix breakdown, borrowed as a complete word from French
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The professor's droll remarks about student excuses kept the class entertained.”
“She had a droll way of describing her disastrous cooking experiments.”
“His droll expression suggested he found the whole situation absurd.”
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