plus-size
adjective/ˈplʌs saɪz/
/ˈplʌs saɪz/
(also plus-sized
[usually before noun]/ˈplʌs saɪzd/
/ˈplʌs saɪzd/
)- (of clothes) designed to fit larger people
- plus-size clothing/fashions
- It is estimated that the plus-size womenswear market has grown by almost 50 per cent in the last five years.
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- (of a person) large or fat It is not polite to call somebody fat. Plus-size is a polite and positive word to describe larger people.
- They do a great clothing line for plus-size women and teens.
- plus-size models
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