churlish vs gamey

churlish

adj
  • Stingy or grudging. 

  • Difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable. 

  • Of or pertaining to a serf, peasant, or rustic. 

  • Rude, surly, ungracious. 

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