supple vs ungainly

supple

adj
  • Lithe and agile when moving and bending. 

  • Compliant; yielding to the will of others. 

  • Pliant, flexible, easy to bend. 

verb
  • To make or become supple. 

  • To make compliant, submissive, or obedient. 

ungainly

adj
  • Difficult to move or to manage; unwieldy. 

  • Clumsy; lacking grace. 

noun
  • An ungainly person or thing. 

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