stick-at-it-ive

American

[stik-at-it-iv, -i-tiv] / ˌstɪkˈæt ɪt ɪv, -ɪ tɪv /

adjective

Informal.

stick-to-it-ive.

Other Word Forms

stick-at-it-iveness noun

Example Sentences

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California's best bet was 19-year-old Betty Hicks of Long Beach, a stick-at-it-ive little upstart who had reached the semi-finals of last year's National, had twice drubbed Champion Jameson in Florida tournaments last winter.

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