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 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

Bill Irwin plays Lou Lou Who, a postal worker and the protective father of Cindy Lou. —Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Nov. 2025

The case focuses on whether the special postal exemption to the Federal Tort Claims Act applies when postal employees intentionally fail to deliver letters and packages. —Susan Haigh, Fortune, 26 Nov. 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