inveterate vs tenuous

inveterate

adj
  • firmly established from having been around for a long time; of long standing 

  • Having had a habit for a long time 

  • Malignant; virulent; spiteful. 

tenuous

adj
  • Insubstantial. 

  • Thin in substance or consistency. 

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