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droll
droll [ drōl ] (comparative droll·er, superlative droll·est)


adjective 
Definition:
 
oddly amusing: amusing in a wry or odd way
a droll aside
[Early 17th century. < French drôle "buffoon, comical"]

droll·ness noun
drol·ly adverb

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