shrewd vs thieflike

shrewd

adj
  • Artful, tricky or cunning. 

  • Sharp, snithy, piercing. 

  • Showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters. 

  • Streetwise, street-smart. 

  • Knowledgeable, intelligent, keen. 

  • Nigh accurate. 

  • Severe, intense, hard. 

thieflike

adj
  • Resembling or characteristic of a thief. 

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