touching vs woeful

touching

adj
  • Provoking sadness and pity; that can cause sadness or heartbreak among witnesses to a sad event or situation. 

prep
  • Regarding; concerning. 

noun
  • The act by which something is touched. 

  • A snack served with alcoholic drinks in an informal environment. 

woeful

adj
  • Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity. 

  • Wretched; paltry; poor. 

  • Bringing calamity, distress, or affliction. 

  • Lamentable, deplorable. 

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