awkward vs witherward

awkward

adj
  • Perverse; adverse; difficult to handle. 

  • Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments. 

  • Lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction. 

  • Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing. 

noun
  • Someone or something that is awkward. 

witherward

adj
  • Adverse, contrary. 

  • at the witherward side of the year 

  • Opposite, opposing; hostile. 

noun
  • Opposite; adversity, opposition; hostility 

adv
  • Contrary to, against. 

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