close to the bone vs unseemly

close to the bone

adj

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

  • Destitute. 

unseemly

adj

  • Inconsistent with established standards of good form or taste. 

adv

  • In an unseemly manner. 

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