barren vs bush league

barren

adj
  • Unproductive; fruitless; unprofitable; empty. 

  • Unable to bear children; sterile. 

  • Of poor fertility, infertile; not producing vegetation. 

  • Mentally dull; stupid. 

  • Bleak. 

noun
  • An area of low fertility and habitation, a desolate place. 

bush league

adj
  • Amateurish, unprofessional, unpolished, juvenile. 

  • Of inferior quality. 

noun
  • A professional sports association at the lower levels of minor league organization. 

  • A low-ranking or inferior level among groups, professions, organizations, etc. 

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