flavorless vs stinging

flavorless

adj
  • Flat; lacking character or definition. 

  • Lacking taste or flavor; without seasoning, spice, or discernible qualities of taste. 

  • Without flavor. 

stinging

adj
  • Having the capacity to sting. 

  • Precise and hurtful. 

noun
  • The act by which someone receives a sting. 

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