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DROHL/drəʊl/

Droll means amusing in an odd, dry, or understated way: a droll remark, a droll caption. Wry is the close twin; a joke in the footer is not an ethics minute.

Meaning

Amusing in an odd, dry, or understated way.

Examples

• “A droll caption is not an ethics minute.”
• “Wry is the close twin. Comic is everyday. A caption is tone. A signed minute is a file. Sign the minute; then keep the joke if the board still wants it in the newsletter.”

Good to know

Oddly, dryly amusing. Close: wry. A caption ≠ a minute.

Near in meaning

wry, comic, dryly amusing

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