scabrous vs spined

scabrous

adj
  • Having scabers 

  • Disgusting, repellent. 

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

  • Difficult, thorny, troublesome. 

  • Covered with a crust of dirt or grime. 

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

spined

adj
  • Having spines, spiny. 

  • Having a certain type of spine (backbone). 

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