erratic vs wry

erratic

adj
  • Deviating from normal opinions or actions; eccentric; odd. 

  • Unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent. 

noun
  • A rock moved from one location to another, usually by a glacier. 

  • Anything that has erratic characteristics. 

wry

adj
  • Deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place. 

  • Turned away, contorted (of the face or body). 

  • Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic. 

  • Twisted, bent, crooked. 

verb
  • To twist or contort (the body, face, etc.). 

noun
  • Distortion. 

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