gnomic vs verbose

gnomic

adj
  • Of, or relating to gnomes (sententious sayings). 

  • Mysterious and often incomprehensible yet seemingly wise. 

  • Expressing general truths or aphorisms. 

verbose

adj
  • Containing or using more words than necessary; long-winded, wordy. 

  • Producing detailed output for diagnostic purposes. 

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