fiery vs scorching

fiery

adj
  • Tempestuous or emotionally volatile. 

  • Of or relating to fire. 

  • Inflammable or easily ignited. 

  • Burning or glowing. 

  • Hot or inflamed. 

  • Having the colour of fire. 

  • Spirited or filled with emotion. 

scorching

adj
  • Bitterly sarcastic; scathing; withering. 

  • very high. 

  • Very hot. 

noun
  • The act or result of something being scorched. 

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