Understroke

//ˈʌndə(ɹ)stɹəʊk// adj, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A lower or underlining stroke in writing.
Verb
  1. 1
    To underline or underscore. transitive

    "You have understroked that offensive word, to show it should be printed in italic."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Being or relating to an upstrike typewriter. not-comparable

    "Later in his life Tolstoy was given a Remington understroke typewriter but his spirituality did not incline him to use labor-saving machines."

Example

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"You have understroked that offensive word, to show it should be printed in italic."

Etymology

From under- + stroke.

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