stinging vs thistly

stinging

adj
  • Having the capacity to sting. 

  • Precise and hurtful. 

noun
  • The act by which someone receives a sting. 

thistly

adj
  • Resembling a thistle. 

  • Covered in thistles. 

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