clever vs phlegmatic

clever

adj
  • Mentally quick and resourceful. 

  • Skilled at achieving what one wants, especially via unusual methods. 

  • Nimble with hands or body; skillful; adept. 

  • Showing inventiveness or originality; witty. 

  • Possessing magical abilities. 

  • Smart, intelligent, or witty; mentally quick or sharp. 

  • Quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent. 

  • Fit and healthy; free from fatigue or illness. 

phlegmatic

adj
  • Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish. 

  • Generating, causing, or full of phlegm. 

noun
  • One who has a phlegmatic disposition. 

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