biting vs frivolous

biting

adj
  • Tending to bite. 

  • Causing a stinging sensation. 

  • Cutting or incisive. 

noun
  • A bite-sized snack. 

  • An instance of something being bitten. 

frivolous

adj
  • Silly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner. 

  • Having no reasonable prospect of success because its claim is without merit, lacking a supporting legal or factual basis, while the filing party is, or should be, aware of this. 

  • Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; trivial. 

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