sticktoitiveness

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

stick to (“‘persist at’”) + it + -ive + -ness

[edit] Noun

sticktoitiveness (uncountable)

1. (informal) persistence; determination
   • 1990, David King Dunaway, How can I keep from singing: Pete Seeger‎, page 305:

     Perhaps he oversimplified his life when he wrote: "All you need to be a modern johnny Appleseed is a guitar and some sticktoitiveness,"