postal

American  

[pohs-tl] / ˈpoʊs tl /

adjective

1. of or relating to the post office or mail service.

   postal delivery; postal employees.

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noun

1. Informal. postal card.

idioms

1. go postal, to lose control or go crazy, especially in a violent way.

postal British  

/ ˈpəʊstəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to a Post Office or to the mail-delivery service

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Other Word Forms

• postally adverb

Etymology

Origin of postal

First recorded in 1835–45; post ³ def. + -al ¹; 1990–95 postal for def. 3, in reference to incidents of violence among postal workers in the early 1990s

Example Sentences

In an era of amateurism, all her success came when she was working part-time in the postal office at a Guinness factory in London.

From BBC

Since we first published allegations from postal workers saying they were consistently asked to prioritise parcels, signs have popped up in many delivery offices reminding staff first class mail must be delivered.

From BBC

The e-commerce giant wants to reduce its postal volume by at least two-thirds by this fall.

From The Wall Street Journal

These letters have been through the postal system.

From Literature

Royal Mail has announced stamp prices are to rise again next month, as the postal service faces continued criticism for failing to hit delivery targets.

From BBC