lithe vs stalky

lithe

adj
  • Slim but not skinny. 

  • Adaptable. 

  • Capable of being easily bent; flexible. 

noun
  • Shelter. 

verb
  • To listen to, hearken to. 

stalky

adj
  • Long and thin, like a stalk of a plant. 

  • Of a plant, having stalks. 

  • Resembling or characteristic of a stalker; seeming to hunt or covertly follow a person. 

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