exceptional vs threadbare

exceptional

noun
  • An exception, or something having an exceptional value 

adj
  • Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence. 

  • Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare. 

  • Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity. 

threadbare

adj
  • shabby, frayed and worn to an extent that warp threads show 

  • damaged or shabby 

  • wearing clothes of threadbare material 

  • banal or clichéd; trite or hackneyed 

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