adventurous vs gamey

adventurous

adj
  • Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash. 

  • Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring. 

gamey

adj
  • Risque, sordid or sexually suggestive. 

  • Plucky, spirited or gritty. 

  • Having the smell, taste and texture of game meat. 

  • Involving in-game actions or behaviour that break immersion or contradict common sense in favour of exploiting game mechanics. 

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