callous vs ruthless

callous

adj
  • Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others. 

  • Having calluses, or relating to calluses. 

ruthless

adj
  • Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless. 

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