English

Adverb

in rags ‎(not comparable)

1. dressed in very old, torn clothes

   Like Cinderella, the girl in rags being swept off her feet by a handsome Prince Charming.

2. (by extension) very poor or lowly.
   • October 9 2007, Rory Carroll, The Guardian, "Cocain Galore"

     Some locals who used to be in rags live it up at posh hotels.

Anagrams

• arsing, grains, Nigras, rasing, Rigans