adverb vs truism

adverb

noun
  • A word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverbs, or various other types of words, phrases, or clauses. 

  • In the Raku programming language, a named parameter that modifies the behavior of a routine. 

  • A word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverbs, or various other types of words, phrases, or clauses. (modifying a verb) 

verb
  • To make into or become an adverb. 

truism

noun
  • A banality or cliché. 

  • A self-evident or obvious truth. 

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