DROLL


Meaning of DROLL in English

/ drəʊl; NAmE droʊl/ adjective

( old-fashioned or ironic ) amusing, but not in a way that you expect

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent. (as an adjective): from French drôle , perhaps from Middle Dutch drolle imp, goblin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.