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单词 drollery
释义 droll·ery
\ˈdrōl(ə)rē, -ri\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: French drôlerie, from drôle droll + -erie -ery
1. : something that is droll: as
 a. : a comic picture or drawing
  < for thy walls, a pretty slight drollery — Shakespeare >
 b. : droll 2a
 c. : an amusing story or manner : jest
  < could not keep his drolleries out of the pulpit — H.E.Starr >
 d. : an artistic or intellectual production of a light and humorous character
  < the delightful drolleries of Gilbert and Sullivan >
  < produced some excellent verse, drolleries, and children's books — H.E.Starr >
2. : the act or an instance of making jest of or burlesquing
 < a notable talent for drollery >
3. : the quality of being droll : whimsical humor
 < stories that amuse not by their wit but by their drollery >
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