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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Relating to or being an extra large or oversize clothing size, especially one for women's clothing.
  • adjective Wearing clothing of this size.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective of clothing Designed to fit an overweight person.
  • adjective of a person Overweight.

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