adverbium ferē̆ adv 1 roughly; approximately; mostly; more or less; around; about (close enough) = fermē 2 nearly; practically; virtually; almost; quite (indistinguishable from) = fermē= prope= paene= iū̆xtā 3 often; normally; usually; generally; as a rule, in most cases; mainly (in general) = fermē= plērumque= vulgō Fōrmae fōrmae prīncipālēs ferē̆