downright vs sheerly

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 

sheerly

adv
  • Absolutely; purely; quite. 

  • At a very steep angle; precipitously. 

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