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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Droll \Droll\, 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Droller \Droll"er\, n. A jester; a droll. [Obs.] --Glanvill.
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