plus-size

adjective

ˈpləs-ˈsīz 

variants or less commonly plus-sized

ˈpləs-ˈsīzd 

of clothing

: extra large

plus-size apparel

—sometimes used of a person

a plus-size woman

Examples of plus-size in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Southwest Airlines is once again altering its plus-size passenger policy after a previous change earlier this year sparked continuous backlash from some of the airline’s most loyal passengers. —Dallas Morning News, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026

Southwest Airlines updated its policy for plus-size travelers, allowing representatives at the airport to give customers extra seats for free as needed. —Nathan Diller, USA Today, 29 May 2026

His daughter, Violeta, also worked at Mango for a period of time and introduced the fast-fashion company’s plus-size Violeta label. —Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 26 May 2026

And this collection is at @walmart a place with an entire plus-size section and dedicated plus-size shoppers. —Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for plus-size

• advise
• applies
• apprise
• arise
• assize
• baptize
• belies
• bitwise
• capsize
• chastise
• chordwise
• clockwise