patient vs sulky

patient

adj
  • Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting. 

  • Constant in pursuit or exertion; persevering; calmly diligent. 

noun
  • One who, or that which, is passively affected; a passive recipient. 

  • A person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person. 

  • The noun or noun phrase that is semantically on the receiving end of a verb's action. 

sulky

noun
  • Any carriage seating only the driver. 

  • A low two-wheeled cart, used in harness racing. 

adj
  • silent and withdrawn after being upset 

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