privative vs sordid

privative

adj
  • causing privation; depriving 

  • consisting in the absence of something; negative 

  • indicating the absence of something 

noun
  • something that causes privation or indicates an absence 

sordid

adj
  • Morally degrading. 

  • Of a dull colour. 

  • Dirty or squalid. 

  • Distasteful, ignoble, vile, or contemptible. 

  • Grasping; stingy; avaricious. 

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