hysteric vs hysterical

hysteric

adj
  • Hysterical; relating to hysteria. 

noun
  • A hysterical person. 

hysterical

adj
  • Of, or arising from hysteria. 

  • Having, or prone to having hysterics. 

  • Provoking uncontrollable laughter. 

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