droll

Day 81Level 2

drohl

dryly amusing

amusing in an odd way

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms:

whimsical, waggish, jocular

Antonyms:

serious, dramatic

Example Sentence:

Grant's friends characterized him as a person with a droll sense of humor and wicked presence of mind.

Related Words

whimsies

kuh-PREES

unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather; whimsies; fancies

spacious

kuh-MOH-dee-uhs

spacious and convenient

abundant supply

KAWR-nuh-koh-pee-uh

a horn containing fruits and flowers ; abundant supply

hairy

HUR-soot

having a lot of hair ; hairy

self-righteousness

SAYNKT-i-moh-nee

self-righteousness; pretended or hypocritical religious devotion

suppress

STAHY-fuhl

to smother or suppress