rollicking vs serious

rollicking

adj
  • carefree, merry and boisterous 

noun
  • A scolding, a bollocking. 

serious

adj
  • Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition 

  • Committed. 

  • Really intending what is said (or planned, etc); in earnest; not jocular or deceiving 

  • Important; weighty; not insignificant 

adv
  • In a serious manner; seriously. 

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