clever vs sticky-fingered

clever

adj
  • Nimble with hands or body; skillful; adept. 

  • Mentally quick and resourceful. 

  • Skilled at achieving what one wants, especially via unusual methods. 

  • Showing inventiveness or originality; witty. 

  • Possessing magical abilities. 

  • Smart, intelligent, or witty; mentally quick or sharp. 

  • Quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent. 

  • Fit and healthy; free from fatigue or illness. 

sticky-fingered

adj
  • Skillful in catching or handling the ball, in such games as baseball, football, basketball, etc. 

  • Possessing the behavioral trait of stealing, especially of engaging in petty theft while handling money or goods. 

How often have the words clever and sticky-fingered occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )