droll

The book’s title makes a droll pun for “lair,” a villainous place of danger or death, while his vivid, mostly monochrome abstract photographs of poisoned atmosphere wittily recall fashionable Color Field paintings.

It’s smartly written, festooned with quirky business, farcical situations, droll asides.

As a frontwoman, she developed her own style – a droll mixture of sprechgesang and her fluttering, airy upper register.

Daniel Breaker as the Jester is as droll a narrator as he is dreamy a singer.

At least there is a droll exchange when Ethan scolds his nemesis for trying to teach him the meaning of Christmas.