scabrous vs thistly

scabrous

adj
  • Covered with a crust of dirt or grime. 

  • Disgusting, repellent. 

  • Of music, writing, etc.: lacking refinement; unmelodious, unmusical. 

  • Difficult, thorny, troublesome. 

  • Having scabers 

  • Covered with scales or scabs; hence, very coarse or rough. 

thistly

adj
  • Covered in thistles. 

  • Resembling a thistle. 

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