droll.

Amusing in an unusual or understated way.

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Words that belong together

• droll remark
• droll expression

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His droll account made the mishap almost bearable.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Comparative more droll; superlative most droll when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, description. Commonness: moderately common.