quicksilver vs touchy

quicksilver

adj
  • Unpredictable, erratic or fickle; mercurial. 

verb
  • To overlay with quicksilver. 

  • To treat with quicksilver. 

noun
  • The metal mercury. 

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

touchy

adj
  • Extremely sensitive or volatile; easily disturbed to the point of becoming unstable; requiring caution or tactfulness. 

  • Easily offended, oversensitive. 

  • Inclined to engage in physical touch. 

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