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sickly

How many syllables in sickly?

  2 syllables

Divide sickly into syllables:   sick-ly
Stressed syllable in sickly:   sick-ly
How to pronounce sickly:   sik-lee
How to say sickly:

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Synonyms for sickly


1 syllable
  • ill
  • wan
  • pale
  • weak
2 syllables
  • ailing
  • poorly
  • sugared
  • unwell
  • diseased
  • sallow
  • sweetened
  • waxen
3 syllables
  • sickly sweet
  • unhealthy
4 syllables
    5 syllables
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      What rhymes with sickly

      2 syllables
      • prickly
      • slickly
      • quickly
      • thickly
      3 syllables
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