ovine vs silly

ovine

adj
  • Resembling a sheep in character; acquiescent, easily influenced, passive, or willing to follow a leader blindly. 

  • Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, (not comparable) of an animal: from the genus Ovis. 

noun
  • An animal from the genus Ovis; a sheep. 

  • A person regarded as resembling a sheep in character; one who is acquiescent, easily influenced, passive, or willing to follow a leader blindly; a sheep. 

silly

adj
  • Innocent; suffering undeservedly, especially as an epithet of lambs and sheep. 

  • Sickly; feeble; infirm. 

  • Absurdly large. 

  • Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance. 

  • Insignificant, worthless, (chiefly Scotland) especially with regard to land quality. 

  • Stupefied, senseless; stunned or dazed. 

  • Rustic, homely. 

  • Thoughtless, lacking judgment. 

  • Mentally retarded. 

  • Weak, frail; flimsy (use concerning people and animals is now obsolete). 

  • Helpless, defenseless. 

  • Pitiful, inspiring compassion 

  • Very close to the batsman, facing the bowler; closer than short. 

noun
  • A term of address. 

  • A mistake. 

  • A silly person. 

adv
  • Sillily: in a silly manner. 

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