awkward vs quicksilver

awkward

adj
  • Perverse; adverse; difficult to handle. 

  • Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments. 

  • Lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction. 

  • Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing. 

noun
  • Someone or something that is awkward. 

quicksilver

adj
  • Unpredictable, erratic or fickle; mercurial. 

noun
  • The metal mercury. 

  • An amalgam of mercury and tin applied to the backs of mirrors, quicksilvering. 

verb
  • To overlay with quicksilver. 

  • To treat with quicksilver. 

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