deficient vs hangdog

deficient

noun
  • A person who is deficient. 

adj
  • Insufficient or inadequate in amount. 

  • Lacking something essential; often construed with in. 

  • Of a number n, Having the sum of divisors σ(n)<2n, or, equivalently, the sum of proper divisors (or aliquot sum) s(n). 

hangdog

noun
  • A base, degraded person. 

adj
  • Low; sneaking; ashamed. 

verb
  • To move or loiter in a sneaking or ashamed manner. 

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