Droll — (dr[=o]l), a. [Compar. {Droller}; superl. {Drollest}.] [F. dr[^o]le; cf. G. & D. drollig, LG. drullig, D. drol a thick and short person, a droll, Sw. troll a magical appearance, demon, trolla to use magic arts, enchant, Dan. trold elf, imp, Icel … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
waggish — sportive, frolicsome, *playful, impish, mischievous, roguish Analogous words: facetious, jocose, jocular, humorous, *witty: jovial, jolly (see MERRY): comic, comical, *laughable, droll, ludicrous, funny Contrasted words: *serious, earnest, sober … New Dictionary of Synonyms
droll — [adj] amusing, farcical absurd, camp, campy, clownish, comic, comical, crack up, diverting, eccentric, entertaining, for grins*, funny, gagged up*, gelastic, humorous, jocular, joshing, laffer, laughable, ludicrous, odd, preposterous, quaint,… … New thesaurus
droll — [[t]droʊl[/t]] adj. droll•er, droll•est, n. 1) amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish 2) a droll person; jester; wag • Etymology: 1615–25; < MF drolle pleasant rascal < MD drol a fat little man droll′ness, n. drol′ly, adv. syn … From formal English to slang
waggish — waggishly, adv. waggishness, n. /wag ish/, adj. 1. like a wag; roguish in merriment and good humor; jocular: Fielding and Sterne are waggish writers. 2. characteristic of or befitting a wag: waggish humor. [1580 90; WAG + ISH1] Syn. 1. jocund,… … Universalium
droll — drollness, n. drolly, adv. /drohl/, adj., droller, drollest, n., v. adj. 1. amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish. n. 2. a droll person; jester; wag. v.i. 3. Archaic. to jest; joke. [1615 25; < MF drolle pleasant rascal < MD drol … Universalium
droll — I. n. 1. Jester (by profession), buffoon, harlequin, mountebank, punch, punchinello, clown, zany, scaramouch, fool, jack pudding, merryandrew, pickle herring. 2. Farce, comic show. II. a. 1. Comic, comical, funny, ludicrous, farcical, laughable,… … New dictionary of synonyms
droll — adjective a droll remark that started everyone laughing Syn: funny, humorous, amusing, comic, comical, mirthful, hilarious; clownish, farcical, zany, quirky; jocular, lighthearted, facetious, witty, whimsical, wry, tongue in cheek; informal … Thesaurus of popular words
waggish — Synonyms and related words: antic, arch, capersome, comic, comical, devilish, droll, elfish, elvish, facetious, foolish, frolicsome, full of mischief, funny, gamesome, high spirited, humorous, impish, jocose, jocular, knavish, laughable,… … Moby Thesaurus
waggish — a. 1. Mischievous, roguish, frolicsome, gamesome, tricksy. 2. Jocular, jocose, humorous, sportive, merry, facetious, droll, funny, comical … New dictionary of synonyms
