pointed vs stinging

pointed

adj
  • Sharp, barbed; not dull. 

  • Directed negatively at a person or topic. 

  • Having a relevance to the matter at hand: pertinent, relevant. 

  • That has a named, but otherwise arbitrary, point (called the basepoint) that remains unchanged during subsequent discussion and is kept track of during all operations. 

  • In animals, having a coat pattern with points, that is, darkening of the extremities. 

stinging

adj
  • Having the capacity to sting. 

  • Precise and hurtful. 

noun
  • The act by which someone receives a sting. 

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