droll

/droʊl/

amusing in an odd, understated way

droll in a sentence

“A droll footnote lightens the contract's slog.”

French drôle jester, buffoon

Related Words

acerbic

sharp and sour in tone

clinical

detached, precise, and emotionless

lyrical

songlike, expressive, emotionally rich

elegiac

mournful for something lost

irreverent

cheerfully disrespectful toward what is usually treated as sacred

earnest

serious and sincere, without irony