"insightful" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɪnˈsaɪt.f(ə)l/, /ˈɪn.saɪt.f(ə)l/ Forms: more insightful [comparative], most insightful [superlative]
Etymology: insight + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|insight|ful|pos=adjective}} insight + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} insightful (comparative more insightful, superlative most insightful)
  1. Possessing insight. Derived forms: insightfully, insightfulness Translations (possessing insight): inzichtelijk (Dutch), akrasenta (Esperanto), oivaltava (Finnish), perspicace (French), einfühlsam (German), verständnisvoll (German), scharfsinnig (German), aufschlussreich (German), erkenntnisreich (German), upplýsandi (Icelandic), perspicace (Italian), lungimirante (Italian), acuto (Italian), fine (Italian), perspicaz (Portuguese), कवि (kavi) (Sanskrit), pronicljiv (Serbo-Croatian), perspicaz (Spanish), insiktsfull (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-insightful-en-adj-vFAy3zFm Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header

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