mincing vs scrupulous

mincing

adj
  • Affectedly dainty. 

noun
  • The act by which something is minced. 

  • Affected dainty speech or movement. 

scrupulous

adj
  • Having scruples or compunctions. 

  • Wrongly feeling guilt or anxiety about one’s morality; suffering from scrupulosity. 

  • Precise; exact or strict. 

  • Exactly and carefully conducted. 

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