gently vs viciously

gently

adv
  • In a gentle manner; to a gentle degree. 

  • Without strong force or quickness: softly, lightly. 

  • From a gentle or high-class family. 

  • Quietly: without much noise or motion. 

viciously

adv
  • In a vicious manner; ferociously or maliciously. 

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