badass vs sublime

badass

adj
  • Having an extreme appearance, attitude, or behavior that is considered admirable. 

  • Belligerent and troublesome. 

noun
  • A person considered impressive due to courage, skill, daring, audacity, and/or toughness. 

  • A belligerent or mean person; a person with an unpleasantly extreme appearance, attitudes, or behavior. 

sublime

adj
  • Impressive and awe-inspiring, yet simple. 

  • Lofty of mien; haughty; proud. 

  • Noble and majestic. 

noun
  • Something sublime. 

verb
  • To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify. 

  • To raise on high. 

  • To dignify; to ennoble. 

  • To sublimate. 

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