stick-to-itiveness

stick-to-it·ive·ness

 (stĭk-to͞o′ĭ-tĭv-nĭs)

n. Informal

Unwavering pertinacity; perseverance: "You've got to have reasonable goals and the stick-to-itiveness to get there" (J. Robert Buchanan).

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stick-to-itiveness

n

informal US persistence, tenacity

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