high-sounding vs straightforward

high-sounding

adj
  • Having an elevated or moralistic tone; pompous. 

  • Oratorial, sometimes to the point of sounding contrived. 

straightforward

adv
  • In a straightforward manner; straightforwards; straightforwardly. 

adj
  • proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating 

  • easy, simple, uncomplicated, without difficulty 

  • direct; forthright; frank; sincere 

How often have the words high-sounding and straightforward occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )