melodramatic vs phlegmatic

melodramatic

adj
  • Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action. 

  • Exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental. 

phlegmatic

noun
  • One who has a phlegmatic disposition. 

adj
  • Generating, causing, or full of phlegm. 

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

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