unbuffed

Lacking any polish

Unbuffed describes something in its natural or unenhanced state, without improvements or boosts applied.

The term comes from gaming, where a buff is a temporary enhancement to a character's abilities: His unbuffed damage is still impressive.

Outside gaming, it can mean unpolished or not shined up: unbuffed leather, unbuffed floors.

gaming

base stats

Unaltered starting values

default · unenhanced · unboosted · nerfed · standard · unaugmented · baseline · basic · unimproved · unaided

unpolished

rough

Uneven in surface

coarse · scratched · scuffed · raw · unsanded · unrefined · textured · flat · hazy · cloudy

Opposites
surface treatment/polish

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Rubbed to shine

polished · shined · burnished · glossed · waxed

ENHANCEMENT/BOOSTING (gaming/stats)

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Rubbed to shine

boosted · enhanced · augmented · strengthened · amped

Family

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