thieflike vs venal

thieflike

adj
  • Resembling or characteristic of a thief. 

venal

adj
  • Corrupt, mercenary. 

  • Capable of being bought (of a person); willing to take bribes. 

  • Of a position, privilege etc.: available for purchase rather than assigned on merit. 

  • Venous; pertaining to veins. 

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