continuing vs downright

continuing

noun

  • A continuation. 

downright

adv

  • Really; actually; quite 

adj

  • Directly to the point; plain 

  • Using plain direct language; accustomed to express opinions directly and bluntly; blunt. 

  • Complete; absolute 

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