drollery

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈdrəʊləri/

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Noun

Singular drollery

Plural drolleries

1. (countable) Drollery is something that is said or done to cause laughter.

   Your drollery is misplaced and unwanted at this funeral.

   The drolleries in Mr. Crump's impromptu speech left me rolling with laughter.

2. (uncountable) Drollery is an amusing quality in someone or something.

   Mr. Crump's drollery is a welcome relief from all this seriousness.