stick-to-it-ive

[ stik-too-i-tiv, -it-iv ]

adjectiveInformal.
  1. tenaciously resolute; persevering: Stick-to-it-ive people get ahead in life.

Origin of stick-to-it-ive

1
1865–70, Americanism;stick to it + -ive

Other words from stick-to-it-ive

  • stick-to-it-ive·ness, noun

Words Nearby stick-to-it-ive

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How to use stick-to-it-ive in a sentence

  • It will depend largely upon your stick-to-it-ive-ness, your bull dog tenacity.

    The Victorious Attitude | Orison Swett Marden