cagey vs softly softly

cagey

adj
  • Wary, careful, shrewd. 

  • Uncommunicative; unwilling or hesitant to give information. 

softly softly

adj
  • Discreet, low-key, careful. 

adv
  • In a very tactful, careful, or nondisruptive manner. 

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