stick-to-it-ive
[ stik-too-i-tiv, -it-iv ]
/ ˌstɪkˈtu ɪ tɪv, -ɪt ɪv /
adjective Informal.
tenaciously resolute; persevering: Stick-to-it-ive people get ahead in life.
QUIZZES
IT’S A WORD OF THE DAY QUIZ BONANZA!
This windfall of words will make you rich with knowledge. Mine your memory on the words from July 27 to August 2!
Question 1 of 7
What does "scattergood" mean?
a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; spendthrift.
a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTOrigin of stick-to-it-ive
OTHER WORDS FROM stick-to-it-ive
stick-to-it-ive·ness, nounWords nearby stick-to-it-ive
stick shift, Stick Style, sticktight, stick to, stick together, stick-to-it-ive, stick-to-it-iveness, stick to one's guns, stick to one's last, stick to the ribs, stickum
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020