hostile vs pernicious

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. 

pernicious

adj
  • Causing much harm in a subtle way. 

  • Causing death or injury; deadly. 

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