bad vs penitent

penitent vs bad

bad and penitent both are nouns.

bad and penitent both are adjectives.

bad is an adverb but penitent is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bad	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
penitent	Yes	Yes	No	No

bad (noun)	penitent (noun)
that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency	(Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)

bad (adjective)	penitent (adjective)
having undesirable or negative qualities	feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
reproduced fraudulently
characterized by wickedness or immorality
capable of harming
below average in quality or performance
serious or severe
not capable of being collected
not working properly
nonstandard
(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
physically unsound or diseased
not financially safe or secure

bad (adverb)	penitent (adverb)
very much; strongly
with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')

Difference between bad and penitent

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