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• plus-size
  plus-size

  noun

  an extra-large size category of clothing, especially for women.
• plus size
  plus size

plus-size

American  

[pluhs-sahyz] / ˈplʌsˌsaɪz /

noun

1. an extra-large size category of clothing, especially for women.

2. a garment or person of this size.

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plus size British  

noun

1. 1. a clothing size designed for people who are above the average size

   2. ( as modifier )

      plus-size underwear

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Other Word Forms

• plus-sized
  adjective

Example Sentences

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The few locally owned plus-size boutiques aren’t faring much better.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

Another round of tax cuts last year means that plus-size refunds are now hitting accounts.

From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026

At 6ft tall and plus-size, shop-bought clothes had never fitted Maree O'Connor well.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025

By 2010 brands such as American Eagle, and later Abercrombie & Fitch and Lululemon, offered a wider range of sizes; advertising also increasingly featured plus-size models.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

Growing up as a tall, dark-skinned, plus-size Black woman in Florida, she did not see many women who looked like her on the pages of glossy magazines or fashion blogs.

From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2025

Chaya Milchtein is an automotive educator and journalist who writes about cars, plus size fashion, queer life and love, and sometimes, food and travel.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2025

Milla Magee was crowned Miss England in May with some reports calling her the first plus size Miss England.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2024

“I’m super excited to do a plus size revue.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2023

That range is just about average for an American woman but generally categorized as plus size in fashion.

From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2021

Arq aficionados like Sam Milholland, 32, a Portlander whose Instagram page focuses on plus size fashion, said she loved the brand for the comfort of the garments, especially while working from home.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 3, 2021