ἥττον
From LSJ
ἄνευ γὰρ φίλων οὐδεὶς ἕλοιτ᾽ ἂν ζῆν, ἔχων τὰ λοιπὰ ἀγαθὰ πάντα → without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods
neuter of comparative of heka (slightly) used for that of κακός; worse (as noun); by implication, less (as adverb): less, worse.