From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdrolldroll /drəʊl $ droʊl/ adjectiveFUNNYamusing in an unusual wayExamples from the Corpusdroll• Not much of the bridge's history is as droll.• The diary of this trip is Jaynes' droll and artfully composedmemoir.• But these flourishes never distract from the droll human dramas that Wong has so astutely and amusingly worked out.• Yes, very droll, no doubt.• And his own uniquebrand of droll self-mockery had his audiences in stitches.• Although they're full of droll talk and amusing mannerisms, they are still necromancers.• Other cartoons are lifeless; plenty of sitcoms offer drolltoddlers and clevermenials, bringing down their betters with disparagingasides.Origindroll(1600-1700)Frenchdrôle