brutish vs refined

brutish

adj
  • Of, or in the manner of a brute 

  • Bestial; lacking human sensibility 

refined

noun
  • The refined form of a commodity, as opposed to its raw or generic form. 

adj
  • Developed, improved. 

  • Subtle, scrupulous, carefully thought out. 

  • Elegant, sometimes (derogatory) affected, prissy, or bloodless. 

  • Highly-processed and pure. 

  • Free of dross or alloy. 

  • Dealing in a refined product such as sugar or petroleum. 

  • Elevated and polished. 

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