All 3 Uses of
droll
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- He is so droll, that Samson.†
Chpt 3.9 *
- "But go and see that droll dog," the little man persisted, calling after him.†
Chpt 3.9
- The question was addressed to the wood-sawyer, who hurriedly replied in the affirmative: seizing the occasion to add that he was the most ardent of Republicans, and that he would be in effect the most desolate of Republicans, if anything prevented him from enjoying the pleasure of smoking his afternoon pipe in the contemplation of the droll national barber.†
Chpt 3.14
Definition:
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(droll) comical in an unusual way -- often clever and understated