ingenuous vs shifty

ingenuous

adj
  • Straightforward, candid, open, and frank. 

  • Unsophisticated; clumsy or obvious. 

  • Naive and trusting. 

  • Demonstrating childlike simplicity. 

  • Unable to mask one's feelings. 

shifty

adj
  • Moving from one object to another; not looking directly and steadily at the person with whom one is speaking. 

  • Subject to frequent changes in direction. 

  • Resourceful; full of, or ready with, shifts or expedients. 

  • Having the appearance of being dishonest, criminal, or unreliable. 

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