hardhanded vs hostile

hardhanded

adj
  • Forceful, excessive, draconian, or abusive. 

  • Working-class; having hands hardened from labor. 

hostile

adj
  • Aggressive; antagonistic. 

  • Of a hostile takeover. 

  • Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure. 

  • Unwilling. 

noun
  • An enemy. 

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