larcenous vs lighthanded

larcenous

adj
  • Given to larceny, tending to thievery. 

  • Resembling theft, often applied to legal actions that seem unfair. 

lighthanded

adj
  • Thieving. 

  • flippant. 

  • nimble and dextrous; 

  • Light-hearted. 

  • Sparing. 

  • benign and with minimal intervention. 

  • Not having a full complement of workers. 

adv
  • Carrying very little. 

  • In a light-handed manner. 

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