mincing vs ruthful

mincing

adj
  • Affectedly dainty. 

noun
  • The act by which something is minced. 

  • Affected dainty speech or movement. 

ruthful

adj
  • Causing pity; piteous. 

  • Full of ruth or pity; merciful; compassionate. 

  • Full of sorrow; sorrowful; woeful; rueful. 

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