high-spirited vs promising

high-spirited

adj
  • Possessing a bold nature. 

  • Energetic, exuberant, or high-strung. 

promising

adj
  • Showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion. 

  • a promising young apprentice 

  • Encouraging and inspiring confidence. 

noun
  • The act of making a promise. 

How often have the words high-spirited and promising occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )