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• plus-size
  plus-size

  noun

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

  noun

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

After shuttering her decade-old, hot-pink, plus-size resale shop, the Plus Bus, in Highland Park last fall, she thought paring down her store’s stock and slightly expanding its sizing could save her business.

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

Her plus-size subjects were joyous drag queens, women, sailors and old ladies all having a good time on nights out, in Plymouth shopping, playing cards or bingo.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

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