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

David Rubenstein, the son of a Baltimore postal worker, was frustrated in a Washington law firm when he was both inspired by a wildly successful leveraged buyout and unnerved by a book that claimed the odds of successfully starting a company plummets after 37. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 24 June 2026

It was originally bought by African American teachers, lawyers, doctors, and postal workers beginning in the 1940s. — Mark Seliger, Vulture, 22 June 2026

The postal clerk formed the Society for Human Rights, but was arrested in 1924, for being gay. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026

That’s nearly double the second-place finisher, Texas, which had 358 reported dog bites on postal carriers. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 15 June 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