sardonic vs stinging

sardonic

adj
  • Disdainfully or ironically humorous. 

  • Scornfully mocking or cynical. 

stinging

adj
  • Precise and hurtful. 

  • Having the capacity to sting. 

noun
  • The act by which someone receives a sting. 

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