understroke

noun, verb, adj — 3 senses

understroke

noun

/ˈʌndə(ɹ)stɹəʊk/

Etymology From under- + stroke.

1

A lower or underlining stroke in writing.

understroke

verb

/ʌndə(ɹ)ˈstɹəʊk/

Etymology From under- + stroke.

1

To underline or underscore.

You have understroked that offensive word, to show it should be printed in italic.1733 March 20, letter to Catherine Hyde, Jonathan Swift:

understroke

adj

Etymology From under- + stroke.

1

Being or relating to an upstrike typewriter.

Later in his life Tolstoy was given a Remington understroke typewriter but his spirituality did not incline him to use labor-saving machines.2021, Steve Hickey, Second Tolstoy: The Sermon on the Mount as Theo-tactics:

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