harsh vs stony

harsh

adj
  • Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses. 

  • Severe or cruel. 

verb
  • To negatively criticize. 

  • To put a damper on (a mood). 

stony

adj
  • Of a person, lacking warmth and emotion. 

  • As hard as stone. 

  • Of an action or expression such as a look, showing no warmth of emotion. 

  • Containing or made up of stones. 

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