quicksilver vs tired

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. 

tired

adj
  • ineffectual; incompetent 

  • In need of some rest or sleep. 

  • Fed up, annoyed, irritated, sick of. 

  • Overused, cliché. 

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