lankiness

"The Illusionist" aptly captures Hulot's lankiness, long strides, sometimes hunched torso -- everything right down to the highly hiked pants here, a striking magenta and very visible socks.

The 'Riffs Interview: 'ILLUSIONIST' filmmaker Sylvain Chomet delves into art, inspiration & Oscars Michael Cavna 2011

Much as his forthcoming sitcom, Life's Too Short, mines stature for laughs, Merchant ruthlessly exploits his lankiness.

Stephen Merchant: Hello Ladies – review 2011

Teammates tease you about: "Because of my lankiness, they call me Big Bird."

All-USA girls' basketball team: Ogwumike is player of the year 2010

He's got the aloofness, brooding and lankiness down-pat.

Fox Developing Cowboy Bebop Live-Action Feature Film! « FirstShowing.net 2008

Is she folding her lankiness into the furniture again, clogging the bathtub drain with her long black hair?

Archive 2008-08-01 Theodora Goss 2008

POSITIVES: Ariza has the lankiness clubs crave at small forward.

USATODAY.com 2006

Hoping to save her from a similar fate, the family was determined to see what could be done to limit Lindsey's excessive lankiness.

Tall Girls 2007

He's of the right age to play the father of a man in his mid-forties, and both Van Dyke and Laurie share a long-faced lankiness, right down to the melted bob of a tip to the nose.

FAMILY TIES Toby O'B 2005

What he said was true: very soon he would be a big boy, “little Cuffy” no more: the day of long legs and lankiness was at hand.

The End of a Childhood 2003

He was also stupefied by the man's lankiness and height, and disturbingly reminded of a German by the blue and very nordic eyes.

Captain Corelli's Mandolin De Bernieres, Louis 2003