peppery vs phlegmatic

peppery

adj
  • Resembling or characteristic of pepper, especially in having a spicy taste. 

  • Having a fiery temperament. 

phlegmatic

adj
  • Generating, causing, or full of phlegm. 

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

noun
  • One who has a phlegmatic disposition. 

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