acidulous vs stinging

acidulous

adj
  • Sharp; caustic. 

  • Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish. 

  • Containing carbonic acid. 

stinging

adj
  • Precise and hurtful. 

  • Having the capacity to sting. 

noun
  • The act by which someone receives a sting. 

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