brutal vs knowing

brutal

adj
  • Harsh; unrelenting. 

  • Disagreeably precise or penetrating. 

  • Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel. 

  • Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech. 

  • Direct and without attempt to disguise unpleasantness. 

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

knowing

adj
  • Deliberate, wilful. 

  • The ability to know something without being taught. 

  • Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding. 

  • Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent. 

  • Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning. 

  • Demonstrating knowledge of what is in fashion; stylish, chic. 

prep
  • Given my knowledge about someone or something. 

noun
  • The act or condition of having knowledge. 

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