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insightful

American  
[in-sahyt-fuhl] / ˈɪnˌsaɪt fəl /

adjective

  1. characterized by or displaying insight; perceptive.


Other Word Forms

  • insightfully adverb
  • insightfulness noun

Etymology

Origin of insightful

First recorded in 1905–10; insight + -ful

Example Sentences

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Published in 1860, the book follows a quartet of bohemians in Rome, two European and two American, and stands as an insightful study of our national character.

From The Wall Street Journal

Published in 1860, the book follows a quartet of bohemians in Rome, two European and two American, and stands as an insightful study of our national character.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bahuguna says the additional personnel brought insightful ways of reviewing companies, such as evaluating a company’s network effect.

From Barron's

Given how many Premier League teams now look to defend City in a way that mirrors how Tunisia played on that day, the rest of his words become even more insightful.

From BBC

Mr. Jensen, himself a native of western Nebraska, writes insightfully about the intimacies, frustrations and rivalries of such a place.

From The Wall Street Journal