pretentious vs sheepish

pretentious

adj
  • Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction. 

  • Intended to impress others. 

sheepish

adj
  • Having the characteristics of a sheep. 

  • Shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed. 

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