variants or less commonly plus-sized
of clothing
: extra large
plus-size apparel
sometimes used of a person
a plus-size woman

Examples of plus-size in a Sentence

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Mavis’s next chapter includes focusing on designing clothes for plus-size consumers. Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025 Fashion Fashion luxury resale sites have seen a significant surge in plus-size women’s apparel listings in the past two years while clothing rental site Rent the Runway is seeing more smaller sizes being rented. Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025 At the funeral, the grave had to be widened to fit his plus-size coffin. Tom Faber, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025 Since then the label has expanded into a lifestyle brand including dresses, swim, denim, knitwear, childrenswear, plus-size attire, bridesmaid dresses and more. Thomas Waller, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for plus-size

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of plus-size was in 1942

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“Plus-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plus-size. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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