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 postal worker kneels to give the pup a quick scratch before heading back down the walkway. —Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025

This funding gap affects all but essential government operations, such as the work of postal workers, air traffic controllers and satellite operators. —Kenneth M. Evans, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025

The rates will then return to their regular levels, although postal officials have hinted that modernization efforts and ongoing cost changes could bring future adjustments. —Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025

Terrebonne resident Emmanuelle Bossé told public broadcaster CBC Radio-Canada in May her ballot was returned to sender because of an incorrect postal code on the return envelope provided by the national elections commission. —Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 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