truculent vs villainly

truculent

adj

  • Cruel or savage. 

  • Eager or quick to argue, fight or start a conflict. 

  • Deadly or destructive. 

  • Defiant or uncompromising. 

villainly

adj

  • Characteristic of a villain. 

adv

  • In the manner of a villain. 

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