adverb
- in a droll manner; amusingly odd or whimsically humorous
Examples
- He drolly observed that the meeting had lasted longer than some movies.
- She drolly commented on the absurdity of the situation.
- The comedian drolly delivered his punchlines with perfect timing.
- He drolly noted that his diet was going so well he’d gained five pounds.
- The teacher drolly remarked that homework seemed to disappear as mysteriously as socks in the dryer.
- She drolly suggested that perhaps the instructions were written in invisible ink.