abject vs hangdog

abject

noun
  • A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; an oppressed person; an outcast; also, such people as a class. 

adj
  • Complete; downright; utter. 

  • Of a person: cast down in hope or spirit; showing utter helplessness, hopelessness, or resignation; also, grovelling; ingratiating; servile. 

  • Existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state; contemptible, despicable, miserable. 

  • Lower than nearby areas; low-lying. 

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 abject and hangdog occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )