quicksilver vs ticklish

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. 

ticklish

adj
  • Sensitive or susceptible to being tickled. 

  • Touchy, sensitive, or delicate. 

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