stinging vs venomous

stinging

adj
  • Precise and hurtful. 

  • Having the capacity to sting. 

noun
  • The act by which someone receives a sting. 

venomous

adj
  • Malignant; spiteful; hateful. 

  • Full of venom. 

  • Noxious; evil. 

  • Powerful 

  • Producing venom (a toxin usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging) in glands or accumulating venom from food. 

  • Toxic; poisonous. 

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