cunning vs sticky-fingered

cunning

adj
  • Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour. 

noun
  • The natural wit or instincts of an animal. 

  • The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful. 

  • Practical knowledge or experience; aptitude in performance; skill, proficiency; dexterity. 

  • Practical skill employed in a secret or crafty manner; craft; artifice; skillful deceit; art or magic. 

sticky-fingered

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

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

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