postal

adjective

post·​al ˈpō-stᵊl How to pronounce postal (audio)
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.
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There is also geographical disparity in how often postal workers have to face dog incidents while doing their job. Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025 The head of the local postal office branch was injured in the strike and taken to the hospital, according to the chief executive of the Ukrainian postal service, Igor Smelyansky. Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025 At least 88 postal operators have suspended some or all services to the United States until there is a solution, the union said. Chandelis Duster, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025 With the ban now in place for all countries, international postal companies must now keep track of, collect and pay duties based on one of two methodologies. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for postal

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of postal was in 1842

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“Postal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postal. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

postal

adjective
post·​al ˈpōs-tᵊl How to pronounce postal (audio)
: of or relating to mail or to the post office

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