Definition of insightful
: exhibiting or characterized by insight insightful criticism
insightfully
adverbFrom the M-W Editors
Examples of insightful in a Sentence
Her analysis of the problem was very insightful.
a critical study featuring an insightful analysis of the novelist's recurring themes
Recent Examples of insightful from the Web
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Berman is at her most insightful when exploring the awkward unfurling of female adolescence.
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The two-minute tour of the Highlands was made in collaboration with Dalmore whisky and is an insightful introduction to the Scottish whisky-making process.
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Maxwell Street Klezmer Band Concert: Lori Lippitz and the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band present a rollicking concert and an insightful history of the journey of Klezmer music from Eastern Europe to America.
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Both are insightful beyond their years and freely offer introspection.
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Editors have taken the most popular and the most insightful proposals (.pdf) and are submitting them Monday as part of the official FCC record.
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First Known Use of insightful
1907
INSIGHTFUL Defined for English Language Learners
insightful
playDefinition of insightful for English Language Learners
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: having or showing a very clear understanding of something : having or showing insight
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