devil-ridden vs ree

devil-ridden

adj
  • Wild, crazed. 

  • Plagued or dominated by the devil or devils. 

  • Suffering from mental anguish. 

  • Possessed by a devil or devils. 

ree

adj
  • Wild; fierce; outrageous; overexcited; frenzied; delirious; crazy. 

  • Befuddled with liquor; half-drunk; tipsy. 

noun
  • A state of befuddlement; intoxication. 

  • A state of great excitement or frenzy. 

verb
  • To become extremely excited; fly into a rage. 

  • To drive into a state of excitement; fire with enthusiasm. 

How often have the words devil-ridden and ree occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )