stick-to-it-iveness

or stick-to-it·ive·ness

[ stik-too-it-iv-nis ]

noun

, Informal.

1. determination and persistence, especially in spite of difficulties; perseverance:

   Call it stubbornness or stick-to-it-iveness, but she eventually won support for the proposal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stick-to-it-iveness¹

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; from the phrase stick to it + -ive ( def ) + -ness ( def )

Example Sentences

But some, the ones with real stick-to-it-iveness, join a gym and start a program like CrossFit.

From The Daily Beast

No estimate of Mr. Klein could be called complete which did not take account of his grit and stick-to-it-iveness.

From Project Gutenberg

So it has been done, and can be done in your case; but it all depends upon you, your zeal and your stick-to-it-iveness.

From Project Gutenberg

The "stick-to-it-iveness" of the Anglo-Saxon is largely wanting.

From Project Gutenberg

The light prairie soil, when thoroughly saturated, is capable of very great volatility and yet of stick-to-it-iveness.

From Project Gutenberg

"Oh, a kind of bulldog stick-to-it-iveness," murmured Stover.

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