Stick-to-it-ive
[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.
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noun See sticktoitiveness
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