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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These plus-size summer dresses check all those boxes. Robin Raven, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025 The app doesn’t yet work well for plus-size, non-binary or adaptive body types. Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 June 2025 Clothing brand Torrid was founded in 2001, targeting a younger demographic of plus-size consumers. Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025 Ashley Graham also got her start in the plus-size modeling industry by posing in campaigns for Torrid. Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for plus-size

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

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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 30 Jun. 2025.

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