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

Listen to this article A $250,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who fatally shot a postal worker outside a home on Chicago’s south side. —Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 20 July 2024

But almost four years later, on Nov. 13, 2023, a postal worker smelled a foul odor, noticed the mail was not being retrieved, and alerted law enforcement. —Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2024

And some of the unions that represent postal workers are concerned the modernization plan will try to improve finances by reducing the reliability of the service. —Chris Isidore, CNN, 13 July 2024

After an edifying decline, dog attacks on postal carriers are rising again, both in California and the nation, according to data wrangled from the Postal Service. —Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 24 June 2024

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

Kids Definition

postal

adjective

post·​al ˈpōs-tᵊl 

: of or relating to mail or to the post office