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stick-to-it-ive
[ stik-too-i-tiv, -it-iv ]
/ ˌstɪkˈtu ɪ tɪv, -ɪt ɪv /
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adjective Informal.
tenaciously resolute; persevering: Stick-to-it-ive people get ahead in life.
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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
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