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stick-to-it-ive

American  
[stik-too-i-tiv, -it-iv] / ˌstɪkˈtu ɪ tɪv, -ɪt ɪv /

adjective

Informal.
  1. tenaciously resolute; persevering.

    Stick-to-it-ive people get ahead in life.


Other Word Forms

  • stick-to-it-iveness noun

Etymology

Origin of stick-to-it-ive

1865–70, stick to it + -ive