2. To make a jest of; to set in a comical light. [R.] This drolling everything is rather fatiguing. W. D. Howells.
DROLLER
Droll"er, n.
Defn: A jester; a droll. [Obs.] Glanvill.
DROLLERY
Droll"er*y, n.; pl. Drolleries. Etym: [F. drôlerie. See Droll.]
1. The quality of being droll; sportive tricks; buffoonery; droll stories; comical gestures or manners. The rich drollery of "She Stoops to Conquer." Macaulay.
2. Something which serves to raise mirth; as: (a) A puppet show; also, a puppet. [Obs.] Shak. (b) A lively or comic picture. [Obs.] I bought an excellent drollery, which I afterward parted with to my brother George of Wotton. Evelyn.
DROLLINGLY
Droll"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: In a jesting manner.
DROLLISH
Droll"ish, a.
Defn: Somewhat droll. Sterne.