cracked vs knowing

cracked

adj
  • Harsh or dissonant. 

  • Extremely good at something (usually a video game). 

  • Crazy; crackpot. 

  • Broken into coarse pieces. 

  • Broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface. 

knowing

adj
  • Deliberate, wilful. 

  • The ability to know something without being taught. 

  • Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding. 

  • Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent. 

  • Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning. 

  • Demonstrating knowledge of what is in fashion; stylish, chic. 

noun
  • The act or condition of having knowledge. 

prep
  • Given my knowledge about someone or something. 

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