pushmi-pullyu vs witherward

pushmi-pullyu

adj
  • Conflicting or contradictory. 

  • in teleosemantics, being a representation with both indicative and imperative content. 

noun
  • A person who behaves in a conflicting or contradictory manner. 

witherward

adj
  • Opposite, opposing; hostile. 

  • Adverse, contrary. 

  • at the witherward side of the year 

adv
  • Contrary to, against. 

noun
  • Opposite; adversity, opposition; hostility 

How often have the words pushmi-pullyu and witherward occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )