terrible vs worthy

terrible

adj
  • Unpleasant; disagreeable. 

  • Intense; extreme in degree or extent. 

  • Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome 

  • Formidable, powerful. 

  • Very bad; lousy. 

adv
  • In a terrible way; to a terrible extent; terribly; awfully. 

worthy

adj
  • Admirable or honourable. 

  • Having worth, merit, or value. 

  • Deserving, or having sufficient worth. 

  • Suited; suitable; befitting. 

verb
  • To render or treat as worthy; exalt; revere; honour; esteem; respect; value; reward; adore. 

noun
  • A distinguished or eminent person. 

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