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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
droll
    adj 1: comical in an odd or whimsical manner; "a droll little
           man with a quiet tongue-in-cheek kind of humor"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Droll \Droll\ (dr[=o]l), a. [Compar. Droller; superl.
   Drollest.] [F. dr[^o]le; cf. G. & D. drollig, LG. drullig,
   D. drol a thick and short person, a droll, Sw. troll a
   magical appearance, demon, trolla to use magic arts, enchant,
   Dan. trold elf, imp, Icel. tr["o]ll giant, magician, evil
   spirit, monster. If this is the origin, cf. Trull.]
   Queer, and fitted to provoke laughter; ludicrous from oddity;
   amusing and strange.

   Syn: Comic; comical; farcical; diverting; humorous;
        ridiculous; queer; odd; waggish; facetious; merry;
        laughable; ludicrous. -- Droll, Laughable,
        Comical. Laughable is the generic term, denoting
        anything exciting laughter or worthy of laughter;
        comical denotes something of the kind exhibited in
        comedies, something humorous of the kind exhibited in
        comedies, something, as it were, dramatically humorous;
        droll stands lower on the scale, having reference to
        persons or things which excite laughter by their
        buffoonery or oddity. A laughable incident; a comical
        adventure; a droll story.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Droll \Droll\, n.
   1. One whose practice it is to raise mirth by odd tricks; a
      jester; a buffoon; a merry-andrew. --Prior.
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   2. Something exhibited to raise mirth or sport, as a puppet,
      a farce, and the like.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Droll \Droll\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Drolled; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Drolling.]
   To jest; to play the buffoon. [R.]
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Droll \Droll\, v. t.
   1. To lead or influence by jest or trick; to banter or jest;
      to cajole.
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            Men that will not be reasoned into their senses, may
            yet be laughed or drolled into them.  --L'Estrange.
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   2. To make a jest of; to set in a comical light. [R.]
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            This drolling everything is rather fatiguing. -- W.
                                                  D. Howells.
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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