ingenuous vs manipulative

ingenuous

adj
  • Unsophisticated; clumsy or obvious. 

  • Straightforward, candid, open, and frank. 

  • Naive and trusting. 

  • Demonstrating childlike simplicity. 

  • Unable to mask one's feelings. 

manipulative

adj
  • Tending to manipulate. 

  • Using manipulation purposefully. 

  • Reaching one's goals at the expense of other people by using them. 

noun
  • A manipulable object designed to demonstrate a mathematical concept. 

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