banal vs dreich

banal

adj
  • Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh. 

  • Relating to a type of feudal jurisdiction or service. 

dreich

adj
  • Bleak, miserable, dismal, cheerless, dreary. 

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