good-natured vs prickly

good-natured

adj
  • Of or pertaining to an amicable, kindly disposition. 

prickly

noun
  • Something that gives a pricking sensation; a sharp object. 

adv
  • In a prickly manner. 

adj
  • Covered with sharp points. 

  • Easily irritated. 

  • Difficult; complicated; hairy or thorny. 

How often have the words good-natured and prickly occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )