Sickly has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | My desire to become a doctor grew out of looking after my sickly brother. | |
| 2. | The liquor gave off a sickly odor. | |
| 3. | Tom was a sickly child and was mollycoddled by his parents. | |
| 4. | A small garden sprinkled over with a scattered eruption of sickly plants separated each of these houses from the street. | |
| 5. | Yanni's skin was pale and sickly. |