mincing vs perplexed

mincing

adj

  • Affectedly dainty. 

noun

  • The act by which something is minced. 

  • Affected dainty speech or movement. 

perplexed

adj

  • Bewildered. 

  • Confused or puzzled. 

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