frivolous vs rough-and-tumble

frivolous

adj
  • Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; trivial. 

  • Having no reasonable prospect of success because its claim is without merit, lacking a supporting legal or factual basis, while the filing party is, or should be, aware of this. 

  • Silly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner. 

rough-and-tumble

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

  • highly competitive 

noun
  • An environment of rough activity 

  • Rough activity; fighting or brawling; a fight. 

  • A person who characteristically engages in such activity 

verb
  • Engage in rough-and-tumble activity 

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