aborted vs otiose

aborted

adj
  • Brought forth prematurely. 

  • Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped. 

  • Checked in normal development at an early stage. 

otiose

adj
  • Done in a careless or perfunctory manner. 

  • Having no reason for being (raison d’être); having no point, reason, or purpose. 

  • Having no effect. 

  • Reluctant to work or to exert oneself. 

  • Of a person, possessing a bored indolence. 

How often have the words aborted and otiose occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )