compliment vs contumely

compliment

noun
  • Complimentary language; courtesy, flattery. 

  • An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect. 

verb
  • To pay a compliment (to someone); to express a favourable opinion (of someone). 

contumely

noun
  • Offensive and abusive language or behaviour; scorn, insult. 

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