ape vs devil-ridden

ape

adj
  • Wild; crazy. 

verb
  • To imitate or mimic, particularly to imitate poorly. 

  • To behave like an ape. 

noun
  • Any such primate other than a human. 

  • A primate of the clade Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail. 

  • One who apes; a foolish imitator. 

  • An uncivilized person. 

devil-ridden

adj
  • Wild, crazed. 

  • Plagued or dominated by the devil or devils. 

  • Suffering from mental anguish. 

  • Possessed by a devil or devils. 

How often have the words ape and devil-ridden occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )