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stick-to-it-ive

[ stik-too-i-tiv, -it-iv ]

adjective

, Informal.
  1. tenaciously resolute; persevering:

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

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Other Words From

  • stick-to-it-ive·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of stick-to-it-ive1

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

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Example Sentences

It will depend largely upon your stick-to-it-ive-ness, your bull dog tenacity.

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