facile vs putty in hands

facile

adj
  • Easy, now especially in a disparaging sense; contemptibly easy. 

  • Lazy, simplistic (especially of explanations, discussions etc.). 

  • Effortless, fluent (of work, abilities etc.). 

  • Of a reaction or other process, taking place readily. 

putty in hands

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