cantankerous vs gamey

cantankerous

adj
  • Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby. 

gamey

adj
  • Plucky, spirited or gritty. 

  • Risque, sordid or sexually suggestive. 

  • 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 cantankerous and gamey occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )