cast iron vs stately

cast iron

adj
  • Durable; tough; resilient. 

  • Inflexible or without exception. 

  • Made of cast iron. 

noun
  • A hard and brittle, but strong, alloy of iron, carbon, and silicon, formed by casting in a mould. 

stately

adj
  • Deliberate, unhurried; dignified. 

  • Worthy of respect; dignified, regal. 

  • Grand; impressive; imposing. 

adv
  • In a stately manner. 

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