insightful
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fəl adjective
characterized by or displaying insight; perceptive.
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insight (ˈɪnˌsaɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the ability to perceive clearly or deeply; penetration |
| 2. | a penetrating and often sudden understanding, as of a complex situation or problem |
| 3. | psychol |
| a. the capacity for understanding one's own or another's mental processes | |
| b. the immediate understanding of the significance of an event or action | |
| 4. | psychiatry the ability to understand one's own problems, sometimes used to distinguish between psychotic and neurotic disorders |
| 'insightful | |
| —adj | |
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Insightful
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Example sentences
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