cruel vs ferrous

cruel

adj
  • Cool; awesome; neat. 

  • Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless. 

  • Harsh; severe. 

adv
  • To a great degree; terribly. 

verb
  • To violently provoke (a child) in the belief that this will make them more assertive. 

  • To spoil or ruin (one's chance of success) 

ferrous

adj
  • Of or containing iron. 

  • Of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of 2. 

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