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.

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Nearby words

stick with, stick-at-it-ive, stick-built, stick-in-the-mud, stick-on, stick-to-it-ive, stick-up, stickball, sticker, sticker price, sticker shock

Origin of stick-to-it-ive

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

Related forms

stick-to-it-ive·ness, noun

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