dubious vs privative

dubious

adj
  • Generally considered imprecise or wrong, but not totally unplayable. 

  • Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion. 

  • In disbelief; wavering, uncertain, or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt; undecided. 

privative

adj
  • consisting in the absence of something; negative 

  • causing privation; depriving 

  • indicating the absence of something 

noun
  • something that causes privation or indicates an absence 

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