stick-to-it-ive
American
[stik-too-i-tiv, -it-iv]
/ ˌstɪkˈtu ɪ tɪv, -ɪt ɪv /
adjective
Informal.
Other Word Forms
- stick-to-it-iveness noun
Etymology
Origin of stick-to-it-ive
1865–70, stick to it + -ive
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