sordid vs vile

sordid

adj
  • Morally degrading. 

  • Of a dull colour. 

  • Dirty or squalid. 

  • Distasteful, ignoble, vile, or contemptible. 

  • Grasping; stingy; avaricious. 

vile

adj
  • Morally low; base; despicable. 

  • Causing physical or mental repulsion; horrid. 

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