havering vs shiftless

havering

adj
  • Hesitant; indecisive. 

  • Long-winded 

noun
  • Indecision, indecisive behaviour. 

shiftless

adj
  • Lazy, unmotivated. 

  • Untrustworthy as a result of being incompetent at the job. 

  • Destitute of shifts or expedients; lacking proper means. 

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