mal- vs out-

mal-

prefix
  • incomplete, unfinished 

  • incorrect 

  • unintentional, mistaken, accidental 

  • unpleasant 

  • poorly, deficiently 

  • not 

  • unhealthy, harmful 

  • evil 

out-

prefix
  • Completely 

  • Toward the outside of, away from 

  • External to, on the outside of 

  • Forms verbs with the sense of surpassing or exceeding the prefixed word. This construction is productive. 

  • Greater than 

  • Beyond 

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