surly vs tempersome

surly

adj
  • Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly. 

  • Threatening, menacing, gloomy. 

tempersome

adj
  • Characterised or marked by a temper; bad-tempered; temperamental; hotheaded; moody 

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