brutal vs hardhanded

brutal

adj
  • Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel. 

  • Disagreeably precise or penetrating. 

  • Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech. 

  • Harsh; unrelenting. 

  • Direct and without attempt to disguise unpleasantness. 

  • In extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs. 

hardhanded

adj
  • Forceful, excessive, draconian, or abusive. 

  • Working-class; having hands hardened from labor. 

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