mouth half-open or half-opened

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Bushwhacker

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Which is better said:

mouth half-open or half-opened?

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Half-open.
 

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Thank You very much for your kind answer. Can You explain the reason, please?
It's 'open' as in an 'open door'; similarly, you would say 'half-open door' - which refers to the state of the door in relation to the doorway, rather than to the action of someone opening it.

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