insightfuladj.

Etymology: < insight n.¹ + -ful suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈinsightful.

Characterized by insight.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective] > of mind, mental operations: sharp

quickOE

readya1393

piercingc1425

piercive1567

perforating1578

sharp1580

nimble1589

sudden1604

smirk1607

apprehensive1621

emunct1679

arrowing1793

keen1794

thorough-edged1830

fast1850

insightful1907

1907 J. Galsworthy Country House ii. i. 104 As if she had been guilty of thoughts too insightful, Mrs Pendyce blushed.

1934 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. July 5 When the problem passes the threshold of insightful understanding these answers are chosen more frequently.

1945 Jrnl. Compar. Psychol. 38 367 (title) The relation of previous experience to insightful problem-solving.

1951 Mind 60 518 Behaviour which we might call ‘knowing’ or ‘insightful’.

1955 Sci. Amer. Apr. 109/1 Myers was a goose, but he was also brilliant, insightful and high-minded.

1967 Language 43 744 A sensible and insightful account of the history of linguistic thought.

1970 D. L. Emblen Peter Mark Roget (1971) xv. 276 A remarkably insightful—if somewhat cavalier—critic.

1973 Notes & Queries Jan. 24/1 Mr. Shippey has written an insightful and in many ways exciting study for the non-specialist university student and teacher.

Derivatives

ˈinsightfully adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adverb]

sharplyc897

redlyc1275

wellc1450

finely1538

aptly1578

acutely1600

shrewdly1600

penetratingly1670

sagaciously1678

penetratively1697

cutely1762

keenly1824

downily1845

percipiently1924

insightfully1932

sharp-wittedly1934

1932 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. Jan. 196 The letters so distorted cannot have been insightfully apprehended.

1957 R. K. Merton Student-physician 177 Physicians and educators have often commented insightfully on their own experiences.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	insightful
释义	insightfuladj. Etymology: < insight n.¹ + -ful suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈinsightful. Characterized by insight. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective] > of mind, mental operations: sharp quickOE readya1393 piercingc1425 piercive1567 perforating1578 sharp1580 nimble1589 sudden1604 smirk1607 apprehensive1621 emunct1679 arrowing1793 keen1794 thorough-edged1830 fast1850 insightful1907 1907 J. Galsworthy Country House ii. i. 104 As if she had been guilty of thoughts too insightful, Mrs Pendyce blushed. 1934 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. July 5 When the problem passes the threshold of insightful understanding these answers are chosen more frequently. 1945 Jrnl. Compar. Psychol. 38 367 (title) The relation of previous experience to insightful problem-solving. 1951 Mind 60 518 Behaviour which we might call ‘knowing’ or ‘insightful’. 1955 Sci. Amer. Apr. 109/1 Myers was a goose, but he was also brilliant, insightful and high-minded. 1967 Language 43 744 A sensible and insightful account of the history of linguistic thought. 1970 D. L. Emblen Peter Mark Roget (1971) xv. 276 A remarkably insightful—if somewhat cavalier—critic. 1973 Notes & Queries Jan. 24/1 Mr. Shippey has written an insightful and in many ways exciting study for the non-specialist university student and teacher. Derivatives ˈinsightfully adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adverb] sharplyc897 redlyc1275 wellc1450 finely1538 aptly1578 acutely1600 shrewdly1600 penetratingly1670 sagaciously1678 penetratively1697 cutely1762 keenly1824 downily1845 percipiently1924 insightfully1932 sharp-wittedly1934 1932 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. Jan. 196 The letters so distorted cannot have been insightfully apprehended. 1957 R. K. Merton Student-physician 177 Physicians and educators have often commented insightfully on their own experiences. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1907
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