Droll – Amusing in an unusual way

(Pronounced drole)

To remember the definition of the word droll, use the following mnemonic:

"My brain has dropped and rolled (droll) away. Can someone please find it?" This was an amusing, but unusual political satire.

Examples of droll in a sentence

I love this comedian because all her jokes are droll and entertaining

As the class clown, Mike had a droll comment for everything.

This new children’s book is lovely, and the droll illustrations are brilliant.