insightful
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- insightfully adverb
- insightfulness noun
Etymology
Origin of insightful
Example Sentences
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Jordan and Eden revel in each other’s company, finish each other’s sentences and play off each other with insightful or witty interjections.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Lagarde was most insightful discussing the impact of technology, and especially the advent of AI.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026
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 • Feb. 28, 2026
Bahuguna says the additional personnel brought insightful ways of reviewing companies, such as evaluating a company’s network effect.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
She had nothing witty or insightful or illuminating to say; instead, she just shifted her weight from one foot to the other, avoiding the stares her students gave her.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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