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

Stationed in Puerto Rico as a postal clerk, Lee—who has never been religious—walked by a small church located on base one afternoon and decided to go in. —Charles Moss, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024

In-person voting accounted for 42.6 million of that total figure, with more than 35 million postal ballots returned. —Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024

Nevada law requires that all absentee ballots be mailed by Election Day, with a four-day grace period to allow for postal delays. —Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Oct. 2024

Police, alongside postal inspectors and the Phoenix Fire Department’s Arson Investigation Taskforce, are performing a criminal investigation, per KNXV. —Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024

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

Kids Definition

postal

adjective

post·​al ˈpōs-tᵊl 

: of or relating to mail or to the post office