s Institute said it had received complaints from women about „clearly sexist“ synonyms in the dictionary, part of an old version of the Word programme for Spanish-speakers. Microsoft Iberica said in a statement that the dictionaries in all Word programmes sold since March 1999 had been revised and it had made free compact disks available to existing users wishing to upgrade their programmes with the new dictionary. Particularly controversial were synonyms for the feminine adjective „ansiosa“ — eager or greedy in English — which was equated with the Spanish words for „nymphomaniac, lecherous, sexually avid“. By contrast, the masculine version of the word, „ansioso“, was described as „covetous, yearning, painstaking, ambitious“. The dictionary also offered feminine synonyms for „ligera“ — light or slight in English — including „frivolous, vain, conceited, coquettish, dissolute, unfaithful, deceitful or seductress.“