shady vs snide

shady

adj
  • Not trustworthy; disreputable. 

  • Abounding in shades. 

  • Mean, cruel. 

  • Overspread with shade; sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat. 

  • Causing shade. 

snide

adj
  • Tricky; deceptive; false; spurious; contemptible. 

  • Disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way. 

noun
  • An underhanded, tricky person given to sharp practice; a sharper; a cheat. 

  • Counterfeit money. 

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