adv. (colloquial).1. Upset; out of sorts.
1868. DICKENS, Dr. Marigolds Prescription. Aint Mr. B. so well this morning? You look all NOHOW.
2. (old colloquial).Out of countenance.
c. 1840. BURNEY, Diary, I. 161. I could not speak a word; I dare say I looked NO-HOW.