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leggy

(of a plant) having an unusually long and weak stem

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In other words they were the products of gene pools that produced female bodies leggier and more amply endowed, fore and aft, than did the French.

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His dogs looked contemporary, leaner and less substantial; leggier but with less bone; heads were narrower with eyes and ears closer set.

A backward look: old family photos offer a glimpse into our past, yet at their best they are only one dimensional

However, not everything was rosy for leggier participants.

Taller people are happier than shorter ones

DITCHED: leggier - and 36 years younger - Alesha Dixon on Strictly Come Dancing, and it has provoked a national outcry on the issue of age and women on TV.

MICHELLE COLLINS: More needs to be done about these ageist TV bosses; EXCLUSIVE Following Harriet Harman's attack on BBC chiefs, the ex-EastEnder explains why older women deserve respect and how she's dabbled with cosmetic treatments to stay looking young.

They were looking for someone bustier, taller, leggier than me.

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265 (Maffeo Barberini to Michelangelo Buonarroti the Younger, Rome, 23 February 1609): "Mi ha trovato in una leggier purga che ho incominciata per la scesa di al quanto humore in un occhio.

Cultural clientelism and brokerage networks in early modern Florence and Rome: new correspondence between the Barberini and Michelangelo Buonarroti the Younger

I thought we looked a little bit leggier than we did against Notts County but hopefully our last week will really sharpen them up.

Football: Adams looks for a sharper edge; FOOTBALL: Page return a major boost as City continue pre-season push