drolly
/ˈdɹəʊl.li/adverb
drolly is spelled D-R-O-L-L-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, drolly means “In a droll, odd or humorous manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in drolly?
| Letters | 6: D-R-O-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is drolly?
Drolly appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce drolly?
- UK /ˈdɹəʊl.li/
Drolly has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with drolly?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as drolly (/əʊlli/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: lordly.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of drolly
- more drolly comparative
- most drolly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does drolly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a droll, odd or humorous manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does drolly come from?
From droll + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).