honest vs sticky-fingered

honest

adv
  • Honestly; really. 

adj
  • Authentic; full. 

  • Open; frank. 

  • Earned or acquired in a fair manner. 

  • Accurate. 

  • True, especially as far as is known by the person making the statement; fair; unbiased. 

  • Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright. 

  • In good faith; without malice. 

sticky-fingered

adj
  • Possessing the behavioral trait of stealing, especially of engaging in petty theft while handling money or goods. 

  • Skillful in catching or handling the ball, in such games as baseball, football, basketball, etc. 

How often have the words honest and sticky-fingered occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )