bred-in-the-bone vs inveterate

bred-in-the-bone

adj
  • Inveterate or habitual; long-standing. 

  • Firmly established or instilled; deep-seated. 

inveterate

adj
  • Having had a habit for a long time 

  • firmly established from having been around for a long time; of long standing 

  • Malignant; virulent; spiteful. 

How often have the words bred-in-the-bone and inveterate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )