pathological vs thorough

pathological

adj
  • Relating to, amounting to, causing, or caused by a physical or mental disorder. 

  • Having properties which are counterintuitive or difficult to handle. 

  • Pertaining to pathology. 

  • Having properties that cause unusually bad behaviour, especially regarding correctness or performance. 

thorough

noun
  • A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water. 

adj
  • Utter; complete; absolute. 

  • Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail. 

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