Ablatitious is a rarely used adjective that describes something that is tending to peel or flake off. The word is spelled with three syllables (a-bla-ti-tious) and uses the IPA phonetic transcription symbols /əˌblætɪˈʃəs/. The first syllable, "a," is pronounced as "uh"; the final syllable, "tious," is pronounced as "shus." The word's spelling is derived from the Latin word "ablātio," which meaning "taking away" or "removal," and is related to the English word "ablation."