Answer:

saddest

AnswerCrossword Clue
SADDESTMost pitiful
SADDEST"The ... are these, 'It might have been'" (Whittier)
SADDESTFurthest down in the dumps
SADDESTSuperlatively sorrowful
SADDESTLeast light-hearted
SADDESTLeast happy
SADDESTMost long-faced
SADDESTMost unhappy
SADDESTMost mournful
SADDESTLeast cheerful
SADDESTMost down
SADDESTBummed to the max
SADDESTMost woeful
SADDEST"... the ... are these: 'It might have been!'": Whittier
SADDESTMost pathetic.
SADDESTMost deplorable.
SADDESTMost miserable
SADDESTWord for "It might have been!"
SADDESTMost morose
SADDESTMost dolorous
SADDESTMost downcast
SADDESTMost deplorable
SADDESTMost pathetic
SADDESTLower than the rest
SADDESTMost forlorn
SADDESTMost blue
SADDESTFarthest down?