ironic vs scathing

ironic

adj
  • Done in an insincere and mocking manner; satirical. 

  • Acting in a unserious and teasing manner. 

  • Odd or coincidental; strange. 

  • Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony. 

scathing

adj
  • Harshly or bitterly critical; vitriolic. 

  • Harmful or painful; acerbic. 

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