Simple
Simple adjective - Having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved.
Usage example: simple mechanisms
Tortuous
Tortuous adjective - Marked by a long series of irregular curves.
Both words in one sentence
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Originally, a single shot from the gun would wrack people with tortuous agony, but at some point along the way, this was replaced with a simple, humane "stun" effect.
Source: Disintegrator Ray
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