dicey vs parlous

dicey

adj
  • Fraught with danger. 

  • Of uncertain, risky outcome. 

  • Nauseating, rank. 

  • Of doubtful or uncertain efficacy, provenance, etc.; dodgy. 

parlous

adj
  • Attended with peril; dangerous, risky. 

  • Appalling, dire, terrible. 

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