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

Police were called to the scene by a postal worker who found a note on the door that indicated that 911 should be called, the prosecutor's office said. — Cbs Philadelphia, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Several of France’s biggest unions, representing everyone from students, teachers and postal workers to doctors, pharmacists and transport workers, have called for a nationwide strike. — Soph Warnes, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

Past shootings at postal facilities have prompted the Postal Service to study employee safety. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

The remaining 527 pieces were found in an area for undeliverable mail or inside Polite’s postal vehicle, prosecutors said. — Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026

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