fiery vs rough-and-tumble

fiery

adj
  • Inflammable or easily ignited. 

  • Of or relating to fire. 

  • Burning or glowing. 

  • Tempestuous or emotionally volatile. 

  • Hot or inflamed. 

  • Having the colour of fire. 

  • Spirited or filled with emotion. 

rough-and-tumble

adj
  • active, vigorous and rough, with the possibility of harm 

  • highly competitive 

verb
  • Engage in rough-and-tumble activity 

noun
  • An environment of rough activity 

  • Rough activity; fighting or brawling; a fight. 

  • A person who characteristically engages in such activity 

How often have the words fiery and rough-and-tumble occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )