"nohowish" meaning in English

See nohowish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more nohowish [comparative], most nohowish [superlative]
Etymology: nohow + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|nohow|ish}} nohow + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} nohowish (comparative more nohowish, superlative most nohowish)
  1. (colloquial) Feeling out of sorts. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-nohowish-en-adj-IicYKqB2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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