stick-to-itiveness
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stick–to–it·ive·ness

noun \stik-ˈtü-ə-tiv-nəs\

Definition of STICK-TO-ITIVENESS

: dogged perseverance : tenacity

Origin of STICK-TO-ITIVENESS

from the phrase stick to it
First Known Use: 1867

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