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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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
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
The team’s droll, imperturbable manager, Dave Roberts, spent much of his summer issuing medical briefings on infirm pitchers.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
MacKay’s droll speaking style failed to impress some voters but was a huge hit with his colleagues and the media because of his dry, self-deprecating sense of humor.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
There’s something about how Will Forte rolls with that name that’s quite droll.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
The team’s droll, imperturbable manager, Dave Roberts, spent much of his summer issuing medical briefings on infirm pitchers.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
Noun
The interactions with locals, oblivious to the outsiders’ real motivations result in some of the most effectively droll scenes: Popa talking about her love affair with a French movie star is cackle worthy.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
MacKay’s droll speaking style failed to impress some voters but was a huge hit with his colleagues and the media because of his dry, self-deprecating sense of humor.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for droll
Adjective
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Early implementations have experienced technical glitches, such as those occasionally seen in MLB's 3D broadcasts, which sometimes led to humorous but unintended visual effects.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The off-beat ads and humorous posters have only stoked fan conversation about what, exactly, this project is and what on earth is going on with the asterisk in the title.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Trump sued Maher in 2013 for $5 million after the comedian made a crass joke about his mother and an orangutan.—
Steff Danielle Thomas,
The Hill,
19 Apr. 2025
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Netflix is once again hosting a showcase of up-and-coming comedians for its annual Netflix Is a Joke Festival.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And there are her collaborations with Poehler, this latest one a comedic homage to their 30-year friendship.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2025
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Daredevil: Born Again shockingly began with the death of the esteemed, comedic lawyer Foggy Nelson, Matt Murdock’s best friend and business partner from the original 2015 Daredevil series.—
Skyler Trepel,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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What’s funny about that is that Alexander appears to have some Leonard Williams to his game.—
Charlotte Carroll,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Not lying and not funny, but not to be ignored either.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Also amusing is Fiona Glascott as Lady Violet, an old acquaintance of Sherlock’s who specializes officially in schooling young ladies like Clara to join British high society and unofficially in casting her imperious judgment everywhere.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2025
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And while the vision of Young, a vigorous 70 in his trademark schoolboy shorts, tie, crew socks and black shoes, is always amusing, there was nothing but serious respect for his finger-blistering playing.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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That suggests an almost comical misunderstanding of free trade.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
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The song evokes an anime sci-fi world that would be merely comical if not for the moving infusion of hope and melancholy in Wayne Coyne’s vocals.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Connecticut productions of this comic drama are special because the film starred Connecticut icon Katharine Hepburn.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2025
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Gilroy’s dark wit has been used sparingly in Andor, but the sniping in between the disorganized sorta-rebels is a comic highlight.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Beautiful glassware/barware and accessories for a table or entertaining space are still strong sellers.—
Maggie Gillette,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Apr. 2025
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Instead, Stratton has noticeably regressed as WWE Women’s Champion after a very entertaining run as Ms. Money in the Bank.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Droll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/droll. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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