DROLL


Meaning of DROLL in English

adj. & n.

adj. 1 quaintly amusing. 2 strange; odd; surprising.

n. archaic 1 a jester; an entertainer. 2 a quaintly amusing person. drollery n. (pl. -ies). drolly adv. drollness n.

[ F dr“le, perh. f. MDu. drolle little man ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.