Droll and Grave

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Droll adjective - Causing or intended to cause laughter.

Usage example: made a droll comment about the commencement speaker's penchant for clichés

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Grave is an antonym for droll.

Nearby Words: drollery, drolling

Grave adjective - Not joking or playful in mood or manner.

Usage example: when I asked him how his dog was doing, he looked grave and said, “Not good”

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Droll is an antonym for grave.

Nearby Words: gravely, gravel, graved, graver, graveled

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