metis vs ruddy

metis

adj
  • Of mixed heritage 

  • Of Métis heritage. 

noun
  • A person of mixed-race ancestry. 

  • A person of one-eighth black ancestry; an octoroon. 

  • Practical intelligence; street smarts. 

ruddy

adj
  • Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky. 

  • A mild intensifier, expressing irritation. 

noun
  • A ruddy duck. 

  • A ruddy ground dove. 

adv
  • A mild intensifier, expressing irritation. 

verb
  • To make reddish in colour. 

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