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

Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said Friday video shows the 35-year-old postal employee brazenly opening letters and pocketing the contents. —John Dias, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025

According to WaPo, Steiner plans to hold an auction in early 2026 that would sell access to postal facilities to the highest bidder, rather than directly to Amazon. —Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Dec. 2025

The gift is expected to reach children across 75% of US postal codes, according to Invest America, the nonprofit organization spearheading the initiative. —Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025

After breaking through with the 070 music collective, named after the postal code of her native New Jersey, Shake was signed in 2016 to Kanye West’s record label GOOD Music. —Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 1 Dec. 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