inflexible vs merciful

inflexible

adj
  • Not willing to change, e.g. one's opinion or habits. 

  • Not flexible; not capable of bending or being bent. 

  • Not able to be changed or adapted to circumstances. 

merciful

adj
  • Showing mercy. 

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