acerbic vs scathing

acerbic

adj
  • Sharp, harsh, biting. 

  • Tasting sour or bitter. 

scathing

adj
  • Harshly or bitterly critical; vitriolic. 

  • Harmful or painful; acerbic. 

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