mendacious vs subtle

mendacious

adj
  • Lying, untruthful or dishonest. 

  • False or untrue. 

subtle

adj
  • Insidious. 

  • Tenuous; rarefied; of low density or thin consistency. 

  • Barely noticeable, not obvious, indistinct. 

  • Cleverly contrived. 

  • Cunning, skillful. 

  • Hard to grasp; not obvious or easily understood. 

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