Usage examples for drollery
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If she didn't know then how little my charity was worth she is at least enlightened about it to- day, and this is just the circumstance that makes the drollery of her visit. – Embarrassments by Henry James
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" Let them never go far from home, Harcourt, and they 'll always find their way back," said Upton; and his eyes twinkled with quiet drollery. – The Fortunes Of Glencore by Charles James Lever
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The strangest questions were asked by the venerable board, and often strange answers elicited,- no matter how remote from the purpose, provided there was wit or drollery. – A Collection of College Words and Customs by Benjamin Homer Hall