fierce vs torturesome

fierce

adj
  • Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage. 

  • Excellent, very good. 

  • Resolute or strenuously active. 

  • Of exceptional quality, exhibiting boldness or chutzpah. 

  • Threatening in appearance or demeanor. 

adv
  • Extremely; very. 

torturesome

adj
  • Characterised or marked by torture; torturous 

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