1. caught or trapped in toils; ensnared or entangled
Usage: literary or formal

1. past tense and past participle of entoil; to catch or trap in toils; to ensnare
Usage: literary or archaic

Examples

• The spider's web had entoiled the unsuspecting fly.
• She felt entoiled by the complex web of office politics.
• The ancient texts describe heroes entoiled by fate.
• Once entoiled in debt, he struggled for years to escape.
• The bird was entoiled in the thorny branches.
• He became entoiled in a scandal that ruined his reputation.