knowing vs vinegary

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. 

prep
  • Given my knowledge about someone or something. 

noun
  • The act or condition of having knowledge. 

vinegary

adj
  • Acerbic, bitter. 

  • Sour; like vinegar. 

  • Of a liquid, having turned partially or fully to vinegar. 

  • Edward's maiden aunt was a vinegary old soul with a sharp tongue and quick temper; she would not be receiving a wedding invitation. 

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