cursed vs promising

cursed

adj
  • Frightening or unsettling. 

  • hateful; damnable; accursed 

  • Under some divine harm, malady, or other curse. 

promising

noun
  • The act of making a promise. 

adj
  • Showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion. 

  • a promising young apprentice 

  • Encouraging and inspiring confidence. 

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