scandalous vs soothing

scandalous

adj
  • Malicious, defamatory. 

  • Wrong, immoral, causing a scandal. 

  • Outrageous; exceeding reasonable limits. 

soothing

noun
  • The act by which somebody is soothed. 

adj
  • Giving relief. 

  • Freeing from fear or anxiety. 

  • Tending to soothe. 

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