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

During a Tuesday operation involving Hialeah police and postal inspectors, the two men — Densom Beaucejour, 33, and Thervil Alcinor, 45 — were arrested while actively trying to steal mail, the affidavit said. —Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025

The Pembroke man was a postal inspector, investigating scams that targeted senior citizens and other vulnerable populations. —Isabelle Friedman, Boston Herald, 31 Dec. 2025

The postal employee told police that a driver stopped in front of her, made verbal threats toward her and demanded her postal satchel and key. —Michael Guise, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025

Asking a postal clerk to manually postmark something costs nothing. —Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 31 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