lighthanded vs thievish

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. 

thievish

adj
  • Having a tendency to steal. 

  • Having the manner of a thief; furtive; stealthy. 

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