downward vs earthbound

downward

adj
  • Moving, sloping or oriented downward. 

  • Located at a lower level. 

adv
  • At a lower level. 

  • Southward. 

  • Toward a lower level, whether in physical space, in a hierarchy, or in amount or value. 

earthbound

adj
  • Heading towards Earth. 

  • Unimaginative or mundane. 

  • Confined to the Earth; unable to leave Earth, either physically or spiritually. 

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