catty vs scathing

catty

adj
  • With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset, particularly among women. 

  • Resembling or characteristic of a cat. 

noun
  • A (unit of) weight used in China, generally standardized as half a kilogram. 

  • A catapult. 

scathing

adj
  • Harshly or bitterly critical; vitriolic. 

  • Harmful or painful; acerbic. 

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