paunchiness

The more casual disregard he had for flaunting his hint of paunchiness, the greater number of stretch marks he fearlessly displayed, the more exciting I found him because of the trust and intimacy it symbolized.

Insignificant Others Stephen McCauley 2010

He was nearing sixty with the kind of paunchiness that had only now begun to show in his face; at first appearance he seemed groomed and well dressed.

Tours of the Black Clock Steve Erickson 2008

This is a new species, rather smaller than the leche, and in shape has more of paunchiness than any antelope I ever saw.

Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa 2004

In spite of years of conscientious weight-lifting, Gary -- of medium height and slender build, despite a recent tendency toward paunchiness -- had never looked particularly comfortable with his body.

The Silicon Mage Hambly, Barbara 1988

He says that before this time, Chinese horses were small, with large heads, coarse extremities, a ewe neck, and an inclination to paunchiness.

The History of the Former Han Dynasty 1944

Between forty and fifty, that span of years which begin the first slight gradations from the apex of life, the gray hair, upstanding like a thick-bristled brush off Mr. Haas's brow, had not so much as whitened, or the slight paunchiness enhanced even the moving-over of a button.

The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story Various 1915

But the Muslim world is slowly heading towards paunchiness: the median age in Muslim-majority countries was 19 in 1990.

The Economist: Correspondent's diary 2011

Anthony Weigh's 2,000 Feet Away, his chiselled features and honed physique disobeyed references in the script to the character's doughnut-guzzling and paunchiness.

Blogposts | guardian.co.uk Matt Trueman 2010

A tall, lean young man without the paunchiness of links of london middle-age or even the mature roundness of the thirties.

VInvesting.com 2010

Patrick Wilson as Dan Dreiberg (aka Nite Owl II) is startling in his paunchiness and impotence.

unknown title 2009