lackluster vs wanty

lackluster

adj
  • Lacking brilliance or intelligence. 

  • Having no shine or lustre; dull. 

  • Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality. 

noun
  • Lack of brightness or points of interest. 

  • A person or thing of no particular brilliance or intelligence. 

wanty

adj
  • Possessing or indicating lack; deficient. 

noun
  • A stretch of fishing-lines shot in the water. 

  • A girth or belly-band for a horse's harness. 

  • A surcingle, or strap of leather, used for binding a load upon the back of an animal. 

  • A leather tie; a short wagon rope. 

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