dastardly vs fiendish

dastardly

adj
  • in the manner of a dastard; marked by cowardice; pusillanimous 

  • treacherous; given to backstabbing 

adv
  • In a cowardly or treacherous fashion. 

fiendish

adj
  • Sinister; evil; like a fiend. 

  • Very difficult. 

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