hardened vs supple

hardened

adj
  • Firmly established or unlikely to change; inveterate. 

  • Inured; toughened. 

  • Having extra defences against attack; highly fortified. 

  • Unfeeling; pitiless; callous. 

supple

adj
  • Compliant; yielding to the will of others. 

  • Lithe and agile when moving and bending. 

  • Pliant, flexible, easy to bend. 

verb
  • To make or become supple. 

  • To make compliant, submissive, or obedient. 

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