postal

adjective

post·​al ˈpō-stᵊl 

1

: of or relating to the mails or the post office

2

: conducted by mail

postal chess

3

: insanely or murderously violent

—usually used in the phrase go postal

Examples of postal in a Sentence

Postal rates are going up.

The city worked to quickly restore postal service.

Recent Examples on the Web

Irvine then stepped out of his van and aimed a rifle at the postal worker, who tried to take cover, according to prosecutors. —Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2025

Thousands of postal workers across the country protest DOGE cuts and Trump considering putting the Postal Service under the Commerce Department Monday: Israel is considering a ground invasion of Gaza and instituting military rule. —Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025

Officers quickly arrived, but not the ones Sollecito had called — two postal police had found two phones in a nearby garden and traced them to the home. —Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025

However, the men repeatedly pry her hands away and moved her toward the postal truck parked outside, prosecutors charged. —Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing postal

• go postal
• postal address
• postal card
• postal order
• postal service
• postal union

Rhymes for postal

• coastal
• intercoastal
• intracoastal

Kids Definition

postal

adjective

post·​al ˈpōs-tᵊl 

: of or relating to mail or to the post office