amiable vs cranky

amiable

adj
  • Of a pleasant and likeable nature; kind-hearted; easy to like 

  • Friendly; kind; sweet; gracious 

cranky

adj
  • Not in good working condition. 

  • Synonym of crank (“of a ship: liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast”) 

  • Grouchy, grumpy, irritable; easily upset. 

  • Not in perfect mental working order; eccentric, peculiar. 

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