generous vs stinging

generous

adj
  • Invigorating in its nature. 

  • Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed. 

  • Large, more than ample, copious. 

  • Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous. 

stinging

adj
  • Having the capacity to sting. 

  • Precise and hurtful. 

noun
  • The act by which someone receives a sting. 

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