Adjective, : a paunchy middle-aged man. From Dictionary.com.
This is a new species, rather smaller than the leche, and in shape has more of paunchiness than any antelope I ever saw. From Wordnik.com. [Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa] Reference
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. From Wordnik.com. [Tours of the Black Clock] Reference
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. From Wordnik.com. [The Silicon Mage]
Patrick Wilson as Dan Dreiberg (aka Nite Owl II) is startling in his paunchiness and impotence. From Wordnik.com. Reference
But the Muslim world is slowly heading towards paunchiness: the median age in Muslim-majority countries was 19 in 1990. From Wordnik.com. [The Economist: Correspondent's diary] Reference
He says that before this time, Chinese horses were small, with large heads, coarse extremities, a ewe neck, and an inclination to paunchiness. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Former Han Dynasty] Reference
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. From Wordnik.com. [Blogposts | guardian.co.uk] Reference
Their composite paunchiness, beardedness, scragginess, spectacledness, impressed me unfavourably when, from my Hosea-carriage, I first beheld them. From Wordnik.com. [The Red Planet] Reference
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