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

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

For all international postal shipments, the carrier must declare the duty collection method and country of origin of the parcel to CBP via a monthly worksheet. —Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Sep. 2025

North Rhine-Westphalia municipalities have had to reprint ballots and, in some cases, require postal voters to cast new ballots for elections on September 14. —Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 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