-_dəˌtōrē, chiefly Brit ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|dātəri or -ā.tri adjective
Etymology: intimidate + -ory
: tending to intimidate
an intimidatory array of obstacles — F.S.Mitchell
: designed to intimidate
the similarity, in some species, between intimidatory and courtship displays — E.A.Armstrong