"unwedgeable" meaning in English

See unwedgeable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more unwedgeable [comparative], most unwedgeable [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + wedgeable. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|wedgeable}} un- + wedgeable Head templates: {{en-adj}} unwedgeable (comparative more unwedgeable, superlative most unwedgeable)
  1. That cannot be split, as with a wedge.
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