cowardly vs weedy

cowardly

adj
  • Showing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful. 

weedy

adj
  • Lacking power or effectiveness. 

  • Consisting of weeds. 

  • Characteristic of a plant that grows rapidly and spreads invasively, and which grows opportunistically in cracks of sidewalks and disturbed areas. 

  • Abounding with weeds. 

  • Of, relating to or resembling weeds. 

  • Small and weak. 

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