Tortuous/Torturous/Tortured
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Tortuous means "winding, crooked" or "tricky to handle."
Torturous means "causing torture" or "painful in a cruel way."
Tortured as an adjective means "receiving torture" or "pained."
Examples: He had to take a tortuous route through the Alps.
He survived the torturous existence of the concentration camp.
The beggar gave a tortured look to the passers-by.