acrimonious vs sardonic

acrimonious

adj
  • Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone. 

sardonic

adj
  • Scornfully mocking or cynical. 

  • Disdainfully or ironically humorous. 

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