backstair vs sordid

backstair

adj
  • clandestine, secret or furtive 

noun
  • The backstairs (stairs at the rear of a building). 

sordid

adj
  • Distasteful, ignoble, vile, or contemptible. 

  • Of a dull colour. 

  • Morally degrading. 

  • Dirty or squalid. 

  • Grasping; stingy; avaricious. 

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