contracted vs inveterate

contracted

adj
  • Arranged by contract; established by agreement. 

  • Incurred; acquired. 

  • Made smaller by contraction. 

inveterate

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

  • Having had a habit for a long time 

  • Malignant; virulent; spiteful. 

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