Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Showing or having insight; perceptive.
Wiktionary
- adj. Possessing insight.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. having intellectual depth; having or showing an exceptional degree of insight{2}; -- of people or their comments.
- adj. characterized by sympathetic understanding.
- adj. having a keen intellect.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. exhibiting insight or clear and deep perception
Examples
“It does contain short insightful notes by Ross, legendary for his glossy painted superhero work.”
“Perhaps the most insightful is “Vino, Veritas” by Peter Spiegelman in which superheroes face the truth of their decision processes and the outcome.”
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“Which, while not exactly insightful, is probably true.”
“Doesn’t call it insightful, doesn’t call it informative, doesn’t call it well-written.”
“I’d pay for a site aggregating certain insightful and fearless writers/bloggers.”
“I also recall his insightful and instructive exhibition Harlem on My Mind.”
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“Ernesto Caravantes, a Hispanic scholar, entitled his insightful book on the subject Clipping Their Own Wings whose title reflects his viewpoint.”
“These are comments that an editor has identified as insightful and thought-provoking.”
“These are comments that an editor has identified as insightful and thought-provoking that help further the dialogue.”
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