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The study presented in the article examines the lemma selection of newly added adjectives in the Norwegian standard dictionaries Bokmålsordboka (BOB) and Nynorskordboka (NOB). Anchored in Critical Lexicographical Discourse Studies (CLDS), the study investigates whether the new adjectives and their sentence examples in the dictionary reflect potential gender-related asymmetries. Methodologically, the new adjectives are classified and analyzed using a socio-semantic category system, combined with concordance analysis of sentence examples to examine patterns of gender representation. The findings show largely comparable patterns across the two dictionaries. There is a clear tendency for new adjectives to be associated with masculine-labelled subcategories versus feminine ones. Furthermore, the sentence examples in the dictionary entries for the new adjectives are predominantly gender-neutral, though a weak tendency towards male overrepresentation is observed, particularly in NOB. Interpreted through a CLDS perspective, the study demonstrates how lexicographic practices related to lemma inclusion may subtly reproduce or cautiously negotiate gendered representations, offering insights relevant to ongoing revision work and lexicographic methodology.