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adjective

ˈdrōl How to pronounce droll (audio)
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as in humorous
causing or intended to cause laughter made a droll comment about the commencement speaker's penchant for clichés

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noun

as in comedian
a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor the drolls of late-night TV had a field day with that senator's sexual shenanigans

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Recent Examples of droll
Adjective
As recounted in droll, sardonic voice-over by envious B-teamer Lisa (Marla Sokoloff, who serves the Keyser Soze narration role with verve and bitchiness), their leader — the sweet, slightly dim Diane — was kicked out of her home by her parents after getting pregnant. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 9 Aug. 2024 These offbeat touches are imaginative and droll, though Alejandro’s experiences come off less as a coherent journey and more as a series of memories that have been rendered through Torres’s distinctive lens. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2024
Noun
My droll pieces would get mentioned by George V. Higgins’ in his Lit’ry Life magazine column in the Globe. — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2025 MacKay’s droll style and lack of charisma failed to impress voters, but colleagues and the media loved his self-deprecating sense of humor. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for droll
Recent Examples of Synonyms for droll
  1. humorous
  2. comedian
  3. comedic
  4. funny
  5. amusing
  6. comical
  7. comic
  8. entertaining
Adjective
  • The talented cast of BET Plus’s hit show Sistas brings to life the heartfelt, relatable, and often humorous journey of modern Black women navigating love, friendship, and career.
    — Noel Cody, Essence, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Gercke is quite skilled at building characters and writing humorous and poetic dialogue.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of humorous
Noun
  • Over 20 tracks Burnham (who was already a successful comedian and filmmaker prior to this Netflix special, though entirely unknown to me) captures the experience of living through the pandemic in a way that felt both blisteringly funny and devastatingly honest.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The comedian and former Saturday Night Live writer always gushes about his children and his wife Olivia Munn, but how did his weddings go down?
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of comedian
Adjective
  • The comedic heartbeat of the film is maintained by Julia Fox, Saweetie and Benito Skinner, who play the show-within-a-film’s judges panel.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Cheadle and Benicio del Toro are both strong in the dual lead roles, while the cast is full of ringers, from Jon Hamm to Brendan Fraser to Julia Fox in a scene-stealing comedic role.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of comedic
Adjective
  • What happened was that all of this comedy spoken in Kansai-ben was understood nationwide as being funny.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Despite the presence of funny guys Jack Black, Steve Zahn, and Paul Rudd, as well as the comical videos released so far as promos for Anaconda, Black says the upcoming film does come with scares.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of funny
Adjective
  • Blue Ghost Mission 1 is also known as Ghost Riders in the Sky, an amusing reference to a country song about ghostly cattle and cowboys.
    — Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • His effort to put an amusing spin on the buyer’s remorse is certainly a cut above the anti-Musk bumper stickers that have become internet bestsellers and now adorn many a Tesla — including Cybertrucks.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of amusing
Adjective
  • Here are Lady Gaga’s music-video hats, ranked in terms of experimentation, narrative contribution, comical lack of narrative contribution, and, of course, style. 60.
    — Kinsey Jasnoch, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
  • When the Raptors were in town, Haliburton was beating defenders off the dribble with almost comical ease.
    — Tony East, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Definition of comical
Adjective
  • For the most part, the show is composed of zany humor bleeding into comic songs with witty internal rhymes (the songs of Tim Minchin are a helpful comparative).
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
  • For the most part, the show is composed of zany humor that bleeds into comic songs with witty internal rhymes (the songs of Tim Minchin are a helpful comparative).
    — Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of comic
Adjective
  • In the backyard, outdoor entertaining embraces unending water views at every opportunity.
    — Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
  • The layout is both practical and elegant, with a kitchen that remains slightly tucked away for a clean aesthetic while still flowing seamlessly into the main living areas—ideal for entertaining and everyday life.
    — Prime Development, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of entertaining

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