cadaverous vs skeletal

cadaverous

adj
  • Corpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver. 

skeletal

adj
  • haggard, cadaverous, emaciated or gaunt 

  • of, or relating to the skeleton 

  • barebones, lacking elaboration 

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