close to the bone vs dearthy

close to the bone

adj
  • Destitute. 

  • Penetrating and relatable, to the point of causing discomfort. 

dearthy

adj
  • Marked by dearth; exhibiting scarcity, paucity, or lack. 

How often have the words close to the bone and dearthy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )