groaning vs strict

groaning

adj
  • That groans. 

  • Heavily laden, as if to creak under the strain. 

noun
  • A low sound associated with extended suffering, sorrow, and toil. 

strict

adj
  • Tense; not relaxed. 

  • Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters. 

  • Severe in discipline. 

  • Irreflexive; if the described object is defined to be reflexive, that condition is overridden and replaced with irreflexive. 

  • Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously particular. 

  • Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous. 

  • Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted. 

  • Strained; drawn close; tight. 

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