Dry
Dry adjective - Marked by little or no precipitation or humidity.
Pouring
Pouring adjective - Marked by or abounding with rain.
Usage example: a pouring, miserable day
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Perfect Poison: Brucine is used to kill a target by coating the inside of a glass with it, pouring the drink when the coating is dry, and serving it to the victim.
Source: Film / The Mechanic (1972) -
Beauty Is Never Tarnished: In the 1958 film, Maggie goes out to the pouring rain and gets her hair soaking wet, but the next time we see her, it's perfectly dry and styled.
Source: Theatre / Cat on a Hot Tin Roof -
In the 1958 film version of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Maggie (Elizabeth Taylor) goes out to the pouring rain and gets her hair soaking wet, but the next time we see her, it's perfectly dry and styled.
Source: Beauty Is Never Tarnished
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