Droll vs Droll - What's the difference?

Droll is a related term of droll.

In archaic|lang=en terms the difference between droll and droll

is that droll is (archaic) to joke, to jest while droll is (archaic) to joke, to jest.

As adjectives the difference between droll and droll

is that droll is oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish while droll is oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.

As nouns the difference between droll and droll

is that droll is (archaic) a buffoon while droll is (archaic) a buffoon.

As verbs the difference between droll and droll

is that droll is (archaic) to joke, to jest while droll is (archaic) to joke, to jest.

droll

English

Adjective

(er)

oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish

Synonyms

* See also

Derived terms

* drollery * drolly * drollness

Noun

(en noun)

(archaic) A buffoon

* , 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

(en verb)

(archaic) To joke, to jest.

* 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?

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