droll

About 0.36 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.

   Very droll, minister.

2. noun A funny person; a buffoon, a wag.
3. verb To jest, to joke.
4. noun The ghost of a child, especially one who died a painful death.

Similar words

humorous humourous funny amusing hilarious waggish entertaining fun jolly weird

Often followed by

and stories to little in way story enough that

Word family

drolled droller drollest drolling drollness drollnesses drolls drolly