nonpositive vs untoward

nonpositive

adj

  • Not positive. 

  • Not positive; either zero or negative. 

noun

  • Any value that is not positive. 

untoward

adj

  • Unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous. 

  • Unruly, troublesome; not easily guided. 

  • Unseemly, improper. 

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