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stick-to-it-iveness
or stick-to-it·ive·ness
[ stik-too-it-iv-nis ]
/ stɪkˈtu ɪt ɪv nɪs /
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noun Informal.
determination and persistence, especially in spite of difficulties; perseverance: Call it stubbornness or stick-to-it-iveness, but she eventually won support for the proposal.
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Words nearby stick-to-it-iveness
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, stickup
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