mellowed vs nesh

mellowed

adj
  • That has turned soft or tender by reason of ripeness. 

  • That has become mellow. 

nesh

adj
  • Soft; tender; sensitive; yielding. 

  • Delicate; weak; poor-spirited; susceptible to cold weather, harsh conditions etc. 

  • Soft; friable; crumbly. 

verb
  • To make soft, tender, or weak. 

  • To act timidly. 

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