I have seen similar questions like this here on ELU. However, I am still confused with my particular question.

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> (a) She gets up latest in her family.  
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>  (b) She gets up the latest in her family.
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Can one omit the definite article "the" in the second sentence?

There is a similar English Language & Usage [question](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/30272/superlatives-with-the) with an [answer](https://english.stackexchange.com/a/30276/11433) that says, “An article is only necessary in the superlative (or comparative) if the adjective is attributive (i.e. is in the same phrase as the noun it is describing)” .

Is the adjective in my above sentences attributive?