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
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
The actors relish the pesky, droll, frequently adorable, sometimes incendiary individuality of their roles.
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Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
Zendaya’s Rue works as a drug mule for the forever droll Laurie (the great Martha Kelly).
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Carla Meyer,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Apr. 2026
In addition to the main cast of characters, the hilarious Annie Mumolo pops up as Walter’s droll and exasperated assistant, and Rory Scovel is the bumbling, small-town cop.
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Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Zelensky then issued a magnanimous, droll decree, formally granting Putin permission to hold the parade.
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Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
The actors relish the pesky, droll, frequently adorable, sometimes incendiary individuality of their roles.
—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
Zendaya’s Rue works as a drug mule for the forever droll Laurie (the great Martha Kelly).
—
Carla Meyer,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Apr. 2026
In addition to the main cast of characters, the hilarious Annie Mumolo pops up as Walter’s droll and exasperated assistant, and Rory Scovel is the bumbling, small-town cop.
—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for droll
Adjective
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His after-game interviews were always intelligent and sometimes humorous.
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The original intent was to show female athletes standing strong against unsportsmanlike conduct in a humorous way … nothing more.
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In a TikTok video shared on Monday, June 30, the comedian and podcast host, 34, spoke about getting Dysport, an injectable neurotoxin, in her masseter muscles as a TMJ treatment.
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Dozens of people gathered at the courthouse in solidarity with the comedian on Friday, chanting anti‑government slogans, according to the opposition‑leaning newspaper Cumhuriyet.
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Ray had a somewhat comedic moment in the bottom of the first, taking a spill after tagging first base when recording a 3-1 putout.
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Sandler's participation in the newlyweds' wedding ceremony comes nearly a year after the comedic actor co-starred in Happy Gilmore 2 with Kelce, who had a cameo in the sequel film.
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Watching improv is reliably funny because performers work without a script.
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But figuring out how to do all that while being funny at the same time?
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Cavill, absent from the proceedings for long stretches, remains a sturdy presence as the most buff screen Sherlock ever, while Helena Bonham Carter is again reliably amusing as Enola and Sherlock’s sardonic mother Eudoria.
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Elmosnino is an amusing villain, making his most self-serving machinations sound reasonable.
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Each installment feels like a fever dream of absurd fear mongering about crime, meant to hype Knightscope’s brand of high-tech surveillance and divorced from reality in unintentionally comical ways.
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But for all the manosphere poking and parodying, Kyle University isn’t solely there to gather laughs or generate comical confusion.
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The hot new subject areas were comic-book studies, science fiction, and children’s literature.
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Brown has matured nicely in the role, exhibiting a newfound steeliness and steadily increasing comic chops.
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New reads abound for your vacation tote throughout the weeks of July, with fiction picks featuring a Carnival cruise casualty, a highly entertaining jewel heist at the Waldorf-Astoria, and a Soviet-era madcap adventure.
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And that’s the question that underlies much of what’s onscreen in this perplexing, entertaining, frustrating picture.
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“Droll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/droll. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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