Droll

Adjective

 * 1) oddly humorous; whimsical

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:witty

Derived terms

 * drollery
 * drolly
 * drollness

Noun

 * 1)  A buffoon
 * 2) * Episode 12, The Cyclops
 * Our two inimitable drolls did a roaring trade with their broadsheets among lovers of the comedy element and nobody who has a corner in his heart for real Irish fun without vulgarity will grudge them their hardearned pennies.

Verb

 * 1)  To jest.
 * 2) * 1886, Robert Louise Stevenson, Kidnapped
 * "Eh, man," said I, drolling with him a little, "you're very ingenious! But would it not be simpler for you to write him a few words in black and white?

Adverbs for Droll
entertainingly; laughably; naturally; racially; endlessly; remarkably; quaintly; oddly; deliciously; marvellously; piquantly; robustly; whimsically; fancifully; fantastically; grotesquely; genially; jeeringly; good-naturedly; spontaneously; chattily; sardonically; delightfully; coarsely; quietly; irrepressibly; irresistibly; playfully; unaccountably; inexhaustibly; effervescently; waggishly ; facetiously; outlandishly.

Thesaurus
Attic, absurd, amusing, biting, bizarre, brilliant, clever, comedian, comic, comical, eccentric, facetious, farcical, funny, funnyman, hilarious, humorous, humorsome, incongruous, jester, jesting, jocose, jocular, joker, jokester, joking, joky, joshing, keen, keen-witted, laughable, ludicrous, mordant, nimble-witted, pointed, preposterous, priceless, pungent, quaint, quick-witted, quipster, quizzical, rapier-like, rich, ridiculous, risible, salt, salty, scintillating, screaming, sharp, smart, sparkling, sprightly, wag, whimsical, wit, witty

Etymology
From drôle: "comical, odd, funny", from drôle: "buffoon" from  drolle: "a merry fellow, pleasant rascal" from  drolle: "one who lives luxuriously", of  origin, from  drol: "fat little man, goblin" from  troll: "giant, troll" (compare  trolle: "clown"), from  from. More at.

Adjective

 * Bulgarian: смешен, комичен
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:


 * German:
 * Ido: fantaziema
 * Spanish: extrañamente divertido

Anagrams

 * roll'd