The remarks have to be nothing less than intentionally intimidatory behavior.
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Intimidatory
/ɪntɪmɪˈdeɪtəɹi/
Synonyms for "intimidatory"
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by May the so-called ‘Flour War’ (‘guerre des farines’) was brought to a close in a flurry of intimidatory public executions.
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