lithe vs ponderous

lithe

verb
  • To listen to, hearken to. 

adj
  • Adaptable. 

  • Slim but not skinny. 

  • Capable of being easily bent; flexible. 

noun
  • Shelter. 

ponderous

adj
  • Heavy, massive, weighty. 

  • Clumsy, unwieldy, or slow, especially due to weight. 

  • Characterized by or associated with pondering. 

  • Serious, onerous, oppressive. 

  • Dull, boring, tedious; long-winded in expression. 

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