"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: From 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; percipient. 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)
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