- a variation of stick-to-it-iveness.
stick-to-itiveness
Example Sentences
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Notably, stick-to-itiveness isn’t the same as thick skin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
But I also know the heart and soul of our survival is our stick-to-itiveness.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 2, 2022
Grit is a popular buzzword in the education world used to describe the type of determination and stick-to-itiveness students must embrace if they want to succeed.
From US News ● Dec. 31, 2015
Was she so irritated by Jason’s stick-to-itiveness because he wouldn’t compromise or because he ignored her authority?
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2015
The English youth's courage and stick-to-itiveness made Dave doggedly refuse to permit himself to rest even for a moment.
From Dave Dawson at Dunkirk by Robert Sydney Bowen
