above-board vs very

above-board

adv
  • Honestly; openly. 

adj
  • In open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception. 

very

adv
  • To a great extent or degree. 

  • Conforming to fact, reality or rule; true. 

  • Used to firmly establish that nothing else surpasses in some respect. 

adj
  • The same; identical. 

  • With limiting effect: mere. 

  • True, real, actual. 

How often have the words above-board and very occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )