"postal" meaning in English

See postal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpoʊstl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-postal.wav [US] Forms: postal [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Etymology: post + -al Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|post|al}} post + -al Head templates: {{adjective}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The postal system, postal workers, the postal code, etc., relate to the mail system or the sending of letters and packages.
    Sense id: simple-postal-en-adj-Y4hHqNXL
  2. If someone goes postal, they become very angry or violent. Tags: US
    Sense id: simple-postal-en-adj-PIvtX0KM Categories (other): Colloquial
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -al
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