EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
excessive; exaggerated; superfluous...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/pa-la-BIS/
FIL: Higit sa karaniwan, kailangan, o katanggap-tanggap; labis-labis.
EN: excessive; exaggerated; superfluous
When your friend tells a story and adds 10 extra details that never happened for dramatic effect. OPM song lyrics are full of this: "pag-ibig na palabis." It's being "extra." It's the difference between "I'm sad" and "The sorrow in my soul is a bottomless ocean of despair." That's palabis.
From "pa-" + "labis" (excess).
Often has a negative connotation of being too much or unnecessary.
🇵🇭 Iwasan ang palabis na paggamit ng palamuti.
🇺🇸 Avoid the excessive use of decoration.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.