a comic incident or series of incidents
Used in a Sentence
drollery
How to use drollery in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for drollery.
Editorial note
I can see why the comment seems, prima facie, inappropriately nit picky for HN, but there’s a link in the article to another article where the author dissects the details of rhyming meter in the “Not all those who wander are lost” poem, and, having read that heroic exercise in pedantry, applaud this courageous commenter for epic drollery. How many syllables in “fire”?
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Quick take
a comic incident or series of incidents
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of drollery gathered in one view.
a quaint and amusing jest
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for drollery.
noun
a comic incident or series of incidents
noun
a quaint and amusing jest
See also: waggery
Example sentences
I can see why the comment seems, prima facie, inappropriately nit picky for HN, but there’s a link in the article to another article where the author dissects the details of rhyming meter in the “Not all those who wander are lost” poem, and, having read that heroic exercise in pedantry, applaud this courageous commenter for epic drollery. How many syllables in “fire”?
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use drollery in a sentence?
I can see why the comment seems, prima facie, inappropriately nit picky for HN, but there’s a link in the article to another article where the author dissects the details of rhyming meter in the “Not all those who wander are lost” poem, and, having read that heroic exercise in pedantry, applaud this courageous commenter for epic drollery. How many syllables in “fire”?
What does drollery mean?
a comic incident or series of incidents
What part of speech is drollery?
drollery is commonly used as noun.