cutting vs frivolous

cutting

adj
  • Of criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful. 

  • Of a beverage: half-sized. 

  • Piercing, sharp. 

  • That is used for cutting. 

noun
  • A section removed from a larger whole. 

  • The editing of film or other recordings. 

  • An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance. 

  • A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant. 

  • The action of the verb to cut. 

  • The act of cutting one's own skin as a symptom of a mental disorder; self-harm. 

  • A newspaper clipping. 

  • An open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through. 

  • The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material. 

frivolous

adj
  • Silly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner. 

  • Having no reasonable prospect of success because its claim is without merit, lacking a supporting legal or factual basis, while the filing party is, or should be, aware of this. 

  • Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; trivial. 

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