irritable vs sharp-tongued

irritable

adj
  • Capable of being irritated. 

  • Responsive to stimuli. 

  • Easily exasperated or excited. 

sharp-tongued

adj
  • Having an acrid or bitter wit. Often said of someone skilled at or given to insulting or belittling others. 

How often have the words irritable and sharp-tongued occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )