What part of speech is droll?

Droll can be categorized as an adjective and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. droll is a verb, present, 1st person singular of droll (infinitive).
  • 2. droll is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. droll is an adjective.

Inflections

Verb

Adjective

What does droll mean?

Definitions

Adjective

droll - comical in an odd or whimsical manner; "a droll little man with a quiet tongue-in-cheek kind of humor"

Verb

droll - To joke, to jest.

Noun

droll - A buffoon.

Examples of droll

#   Sentence  
1. adj. A droll little man with a quiet tongue-in-cheek kind of humor.
2. adj. His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow; The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath.
Sentence  
adj.
A droll little man with a quiet tongue-in-cheek kind of humor.
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow; The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath.

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