snide vs vicious

snide

adj
  • Disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way. 

  • Tricky; deceptive; false; spurious; contemptible. 

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

  • Counterfeit money. 

vicious

adj
  • Violent, destructive and cruel. 

  • Savage and aggressive. 

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